forsake
英[f?'se?k]
美[f?r?sek,f?-]
- vt. 放棄；斷念
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?forsakes;過去式:?forsook;過去分詞:?forsaken;現在分詞:?forsaking;
助記提示
1. forsake: away for the sake of ...
2. keepsake: keep for the sake of the giver.
3. namesake: 最初含義是：以什么什么的名義。
中文詞源
forsake 放棄，舍棄
來自古英語forsacan, 爭論，反對，拒絕，來自for-, 完全的，sacan, 爭論，爭執，詞源同sake.引申詞義放棄，舍棄。或現詞義可能來自不同的詞義演變，來自for-, 否定，相反，sake,尋求，追求，詞源同seek. 即不再尋求，不再追求，放棄，舍棄。
英文詞源
- forsake
- forsake: see sake
- forsake (v.)
- Old English forsacan "object to, oppose, refuse, deny; give up, renounce" (past tense forsoc, past participle forsacen), from for- "completely" + sacan "to struggle, dispute, wrangle; accuse, blame" (see sake). Related: Forsaking. Similar formation in Old Saxon farsakan, Dutch verzaken, Old High German farsahhan "deny, repudiate," Danish forsage "give up, refuse."
Forsake is chiefly applied to leaving that by which natural affection or a sense of duty should or might have led us to remain: as, to forsake one's home, friends, country, or cause; a bird forsakes its nest. In the passive it often means left desolate, forlorn. [Century Dictionary]
雙語例句
- 1. At 53 he has no plans to forsake the hills.
- 53歲的他還沒有打算離開這些山丘。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I still love him and I would never forsake him.
- 我仍然愛著他，我永遠不會離他而去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He had made it clear to his wife that he would never forsake her.
- 他明確地向妻子說，永遠不離開她。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. To forsake good for the sake of gold is not for me.
- 我不干這種見利忘義的事.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. She pleaded with her husband not to forsake her.
- 她懇求丈夫不要拋棄她.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》