relinquish
英[r?'l??kw??]
美[r?'l??kw??]
- vt. 放棄；放手；讓渡
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?relinquishes;過去式:?relinquished;過去分詞:?relinquished;現在分詞:?relinquishing;
助記提示
re-往回，linqu諧音“離開”（leave），ish-后綴
中文詞源
relinquish 放棄，放手，讓渡
來自拉丁語 relinquere,留下，留給，來自 re-,向后，往回，linquere,留下，留給，詞源同 delinquency,relic.引申諸相關詞義。
英文詞源
- relinquish
- relinquish: see relic
- relinquish (v.)
- mid-15c., "desert, abandon;" late 15c., "give up, desist," from Old French relinquiss-, present participle stem of relinquir (12c.), from Latin relinquere "leave behind, forsake, abandon, give up," from re- "back" (see re-) + linquere "to leave," from PIE *linkw-, from root *leikw- "to leave behind" (cognates: Sanskrit reknas "inheritance, wealth," rinakti "leaves;" Greek leipein "to leave;" Gothic leihvan, Old English l?nan "to lend;" Old High German lihan "to borrow;" Old Norse lan "loan"). Related: Relinquished; relinquishing.
雙語例句
- 1. He does not intend to relinquish power.
- 他沒有打算放棄權力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was forced to relinquish control of the company.
- 他被迫放棄對公司的控制權。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He was forced to relinquish control of the company.
- 他被迫放棄公司的掌控權.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.
- 他們絕對不會自動放棄獨立.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. They had to relinquish their position to the enemy.
- 他們只好把陣地放棄讓于敵人.
來自辭典例句