attain
英[?'te?n]
美[?'ten]
- vt. 達到，實現；獲得；到達
- vi. 達到；獲得；到達
- n. 成就
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?attains;過去式:?attained;過去分詞:?attained;現在分詞:?attaining;
中文詞源
attain 達到
前綴at-同ad-. -tain同詞根tang, 接觸，觸摸，見tangent, 相切。進入法語字母g脫落。
英文詞源
- attain
- attain: [14] Unlike contain, maintain, obtain, and the rest of a very long list of English words ending in -tain, attain does not come from Latin tenēre ‘_hold’. Its source is Latin tangere ‘touch’ (as in English tangible and tangent). The addition of the prefix ad- ‘to’ produced attingere ‘reach’, which passed via Vulgar Latin *attangere and Old French ataindre into English.
=> tangent, tangible - attain (v.)
- c. 1300, "to succeed in reaching," from ataign-, stem of Old French ataindre (11c., Modern French atteindre) "to come up to, reach, attain, endeavor, strive," from Vulgar Latin *attangere, corresponding to Latin attingere "to touch, to arrive at," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + tangere "to touch" (see tangent (adj.)). Latin attingere had a wide range of meanings, including "to attack, to strike, to appropriate, to manage," all somehow suggested by the literal sense "to touch." Related: Attained; attaining.
雙語例句
- 1. Top-ranking sumo wrestlers attain superstar status.
- 頂尖的相撲選手可獲得超級明星的地位。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The cheetah can attain speeds of up to 97 kph.
- 獵豹的奔跑速度每小時可達97公里.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The day is not far off when China will attain prosperity.
- 中國的興盛是可以計日程功的.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. Still greater efforts are needed before we can attain our goal.
- 我們必須百尺竿頭,更進一步,才能達到目的.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. For us, it's something that we may aspire to but can never attain.
- 對我們來說, 那是可望而不可即的.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》