hire: [OE] Hire probably originated in North Germany, in the area where the set of dialects known as Low German was spoken. It comes from a prehistoric *khūr-, which also produced Dutch huren (Swedish hyra and Danish hyre were borrowed from Low German).
hire (v.)
Old English hyrian "pay for service, employ for wages, engage," from Proto-Germanic *hurjan (cognates: Danish hyre, Old Frisian hera, Dutch huren, German heuern "to hire, rent"). Reflexively, "to agree to work for wages" from mid-13c. Related: Hired; hiring.
hire (n.)
"payment for work, use, or services; wages," from Old English hyr "wages; interest, usury," from Proto-Germanic *hurja- (see hire (v.)).
双语例句
1. Child car seats only cost about £10 a week to hire.
儿童汽车坐椅一周的租金才10英镑。
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2. Hire of skis, boots and clothing, is all available.
滑雪板、滑雪靴和滑雪服皆有出租。
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3. Hire someone with experience, someone who knows about real estate.
雇佣有经验、了解房地产业的人。
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4. Minicabs are not allowed to tout for hire on the streets.