introduce: [16] Introduce means etymologically ‘lead inside’. It was borrowed from Latin intrōdūcere ‘lead in’, a compound verb formed from the prefix intrō- ‘in, inside’ and dūcere ‘lead’ (source of English duct, duke, educate, produce, etc). Of its main secondary meanings, ‘use for the first time, originate’ emerged in Latin but ‘make known personally to others’ seems to have been a later development. => duct, duke, educate, produce
introduce (v.)
early 15c., back-formation from introduction, or else from Latin introducere "to lead in, bring in" (see introduction). Related: Introduced; introducing.
双语例句
1. Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880.
直到1880年，英国才开始实行初等义务教育。
来自柯林斯例句
2. "Forgive my manners," she said calmly. "I neglected to introduce myself."
“请原谅我礼数不周，”她平静地说。“我忘了自我介绍了。”
来自柯林斯例句
3. "And now, without further ado, let me introduce our benefactor."
“下面，闲话少说，让我来介绍一下我们的赞助人。”
来自柯林斯例句
4. Teachers will fight Ministers' plans to introduce performance-related pay in schools.
教师们将竭力反对部长们在学校中实行绩效工资的计划。
来自柯林斯例句
5. The film-makers will be present at the screenings to introduce their works.