entertain
英[ent?'te?n]
美[,?nt?'ten]
- vt. 娛樂；招待；懷抱；容納
- vi. 款待
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?entertains;過去式:?entertained;過去分詞:?entertained;現在分詞:?entertaining;
助記提示
1. enter- (inter-) + -tain.
2. => keep or hold someone's mind among many different and interesting things.
=> keep or hold something like amusing or treat between / among people.
=> keep or hold something attractive or interesting among / in one's mind.
3. 所謂花花世界、五彩繽紛、其樂無窮，由此引申義：娛樂，助興。
4. 類推：The original Old French version of enterprise was emprise.
5. => The original Old French version of entertain was *emtenir(*emtain).
6. 因此這里的enter-前綴應該說還含有“in”的含義，這還可以從單詞enter及該前綴的源頭可以看出來。
7. enter- "in" => hold or keep one's mind in something, hold (in), keep (in), maintain (in).
8. 進入一種拿在手里玩的狀態.
中文詞源
entertain 招待
enter-, 更里面，中間。-tain, 握，維持，詞源同contain, tenable. 即招待客人，維持客戶。
英文詞源
- entertain (v.)
- late 15c., "to keep up, maintain, to keep (someone) in a certain frame of mind," from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir "hold together, stick together, support" (12c.), from entre- "among" (from Latin inter; see inter-) + tenir "to hold" (from Latin tenere; see tenet).
Sense of "have a guest" is late 15c.; that of "gratify, amuse" is 1620s. Meaning "to allow (something) to consideration, take into the mind" (of opinions, notions, etc.) is 1610s. Related: Entertained; entertaining.
雙語例句
- 1. I wouldn't entertain the idea of such an unsociable job.
- 我不會考慮從事這種不跟人打交道的工作。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts.
- 我竟然心存懷疑，真是太愚蠢了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Michael left his sickbed to entertain his house guests.
- 邁克爾走下病床去招待客人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs.
- 她不得不款待當地一些無聊的大人物。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. The television programme is designed to educate and not merely to entertain.
- 這個電視節目不僅是為了娛樂而且是為了教育而設計的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》