forebear
英 ['f??be?]
美['f?rb?r]
- n. 祖先;祖宗
GRETOEFL暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?forebears;
中文詞源
forebear 祖先
fore-,在前。be, 存在。-ar, 后綴,人。即先輩,祖先。
forebear 祖先;祖宗fore-在forehead前額、forearm前臂和before等中都有出現(xiàn),多用來指時(shí)間和空間上的前,與希臘拉丁前綴pro-和pre-等同源。而-bear部分則一不是指熊,二不是指bear動(dòng)詞承擔(dān);忍受等,而是be-的施動(dòng)者名詞,也就是說,forebear的字面意思是“one who was before”。
英文詞源
- forebear (n.)
- "ancestor," late 15c., from fore "before" + be-er "one who exists;" agent noun from be. Originally Scottish. Related: Forebears.
雙語例句
- 1. He was a good man , but always forebear his wrath and complaint.
- 他是一個(gè)老好人,善于克制自我、隱忍無奈.
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- 2. I had much ado to forebear laughing.
- 我費(fèi)了很大的勁才忍住笑.
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- 3. A person from whom one is descended , especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
- 繁衍后代的人, 特別是遠(yuǎn)于祖父輩; 前輩.
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- 4. Consider how much more frugal the poor are than we, how much better they forebear hardship.
- 想想貧困的人比我們節(jié)儉多少,他們?nèi)淌芾Ь潮任覀儚?qiáng)多少.
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- 5. Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
- 適度: 避免極端. 克制怨恨會(huì)帶來多大的傷害僅在自己一念之間.
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