extend

英[?k'stend;ek-] 美[?k'st?nd]

第三人稱單數:?extends;過去式:?extended;過去分詞:?extended;現在分詞:?extending;

1. ex- "out" + tend-.
2. 含義：stretch out, lengthen.

extend 延長

ex-, 向外。-tend, 延伸，詞源同tend, tense.

extend: extend: [14] Etymologically, to extend something is to ‘stretch it out’. The word comes from Latin extendere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and tendere ‘stretch’ (source of English tend and tension and a wide range of derivatives, including contend, intend, and pretend). English standard derives from its Old French descendant estendre.
=> contend, intend, pretend, standard, tend, tension
extend (v.): early 14c., "to value, assess," from Anglo-French estendre (late 13c.), Old French estendre "stretch out, extend, increase," transitive and intransitive (Modern French étendre), from Latin extendere "stretch out, spread out; increase, enlarge, prolong, continue," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet).

Original sense in English is obsolete. From late 14c. as "lengthen or extend in time," also "straighten" (an arm, wing. etc.). Meaning "make longer and/or broader in space" is from early 15c., as is intransitive sense of "cover an area, have a certain extent in space;" sense of "expand, grow distended" is from 1753. Related: Extended; extending.

1. The new territory would extend over one-fifth of Canada's land mass.: 這塊新領土將會使加拿大陸地面積擴展1/5以上。

2. This year they have introduced three new products to extend their range.: 今年他們發布了3種新產品，以擴大產品范圍。

3. It might be possible to extend the technique to other crop plants.: 也許可以將這種技術應用于其他農作物。

4. The high-speed train service is planned to extend from Paris to Bordeaux.: 高鐵擬從巴黎延伸至波爾多。