invest

英[?n'vest] 美[?n'v?st]

反義詞divest

第三人稱單數:?invests;過去式:?invested;過去分詞:?invested;現在分詞:?investing;

invest 投資，投入

in-,進入，使，-vest,衣服，詞源同wear,vest.來自衣服的象征意義，特別是來自1610年大英帝國東印度公司，即使錢換一種形式，給錢改頭換面，讓投入的錢產生利潤，通過購買股份的方式參與東印度公司的投資。

invest: invest: [16] The etymological notion underlying invest is of ‘putting on clothes’. It comes via Old French investir from Latin investīre, a compound verb formed from the prefix in- and vestis ‘clothes’ (source of English vest, vestment, travesty, etc). It retained that original literal sense ‘clothe’ in English for several centuries, but now it survives only in its metaphorical descendant ‘instal in an office’ (as originally performed by clothing in special garments).

Its financial sense, first recorded in English in the early 17th century, is thought to have originated in Italian investire from the idea of dressing one’s capital up in different clothes by putting it into a particular business, stock, etc.
=> travesty, vest, vestment
invest (v.): late 14c., "to clothe in the official robes of an office," from Latin investire "to clothe in, cover, surround," from in "in, into" (see in- (2)) + vestire "to dress, clothe" (see wear (v.)). The meaning "use money to produce profit" first attested 1610s in connection with the East Indies trade, and is probably a borrowing of Italian investire (13c.) from the same Latin root, via the notion of giving one's capital a new form. The military meaning "to besiege" is from c. 1600. Related: Invested; investing.

1. They would have to offer cast-iron guarantees to invest in long-term projects.: 他們需提供絕對可靠的擔保，才能投資長期項目。

2. Business is booming and foreigners are scrambling to invest.: 商業繁榮，外國人爭相投資。

4. He urged US executives to invest billions of dollars in his country.: 他力勸美國公司的高管們向他的國家投資數十億美元。

5. To get the most out of your money, you have to invest.: 要想把錢的收益最大化，就必須投資。