forbear
英[f??'be?]
美[f?r'b?r]
- vt. 忍耐；克制
- vi. 忍耐；克制
- n. 祖先
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?forbears;過去式:?forbore;過去分詞:?forborne;現在分詞:?forbearing;
中文詞源
forbear 克制
for-, 完全的。bear,克制。
forbear 克制，忍耐這里的-bear部分不是熊，而是忍耐；承擔之意，前綴for-這里表away, opposite, completely，因此forbear就是to bear up（振作）one's feeling。類似，forgive原諒是to give up completely，forget忘記是to get(grasp in mind) away。bear and forbear一忍再忍。
英文詞源
- forbear (v.)
- "to abstain," Old English forberan "bear up against, control one's feelings, abstain from, refrain; tolerate, endure" (past tense forb?r, past participle forboren), from for- + beran "to bear" (see bear (v.)). Related: Forbearer; forbearing; forbore. Of similar formation are Old High German ferberen, Gothic frabairan "to endure."
雙語例句
- 1. I could not forbear smiling.
- 我忍不住微笑.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. I forbear to go into details.
- 我不欲詳述.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He forbear from take any further action.
- 他克制自己不采取任何進一步的行動.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. We begged him to forbear.
- 我們懇求他忍耐.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. She should try to forbear from saying such cruel things.
- 她應該設法忍住不說這類殘酷的事.
來自辭典例句