expire
英[?k'spa??;ek-]
美[?k'spa??]
- vi. 期滿；終止；死亡；呼氣
- vt. 呼出（空氣）
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?expires;過去式:?expired;過去分詞:?expired;現在分詞:?expiring;形容詞:?expired;
助記提示
1. 拿走了你的呼吸 go west 歸西。
中文詞源
expire 終止
ex-, 向外。-spir, 呼吸，詞源同spirit, inspire. 原指呼出最后一口氣，臨終。
英文詞源
- expire
- expire: see spirit
- expire (v.)
- c. 1400, "to die," from Old French expirer "expire, elapse" (12c.), from Latin expirare/exspirare "breathe out, blow out, exhale; breathe one's last, die," hence, figuratively, "expire, come to an end, cease," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit (n.)). "Die" is the older sense in English; that of "breathe out" is first attested 1580s. Of laws, patents, treaties, etc., mid-15c. In 17c. also transitive. Related: Expired; expiring.
雙語例句
- 1. When does your driving licence expire?
- 你的駕照什么時候到期？
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. His term of office as president will expire next year.
- 他的總統任期明年將屆滿.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. When does your trade agreement with Japan expire?
- 你們同日本簽訂的貿易協定何時期滿?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The flowers expire fragrance.
- 鮮花散發芳香.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. The coalition could break down before the five years expire .
- 此次聯合可能在五年期限結束之前就破裂。
來自辭典例句