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nourish是什么意思

nourish

英 ['nʌrɪʃ] 美 ['nɜrɪʃ]
  • vt. 滋养;怀有;使健壮

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nourish 养育 nurse 护士 (nour ← nur)

中文词源


nourish 抚养,滋养

来自古法语norrir,抚养,养育,来自拉丁语nutrire,喂养,哺乳,来自PIE*snau,流动,流淌,词源同naiad,nautical,nutriment.引申词义喂奶,抚养。拼写比较naive,native.

英文词源


nourish
nourish: see nurse
nourish (v.)
late 13c., "to bring up, nurture" (a child, a feeling, etc.), from Old French norriss-, stem of norrir "raise, bring up, nurture, foster; maintain, provide for" (12c., Modern French nourrir), from Latin nutrire "to feed, nurse, foster, support, preserve," from *nutri (older form of nutrix "nurse"), literally "she who gives suck," from PIE *nu- (from root *(s)nau- "to swim, flow, let flow," hence "to suckle;" see nutriment) + fem. agent suffix. Related: Nourished; nourishing.

双语例句


1. They needed good food to nourish their bodies.
他们需要好食品滋养身体.

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2. Journalists on the whole don't create public opinion. They can help to nourish it.
大体说来记者不制造舆论。他们会助长舆论。

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3. We need good food to nourish the starving infants.
我们需要好食品滋养这些挨饿的婴儿.

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4. My environment had failed to support me or nourish me.
我的环境不能养我育我.

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5. He ate -- but without relish, and food seemed no longer to nourish him.
他虽然吃东西, 但是辨不出滋味, 食物似乎失去了营养作用.

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