perish
英['per??]
美['p?r??]
- vt. 使麻木；毀壞
- vi. 死亡；毀滅；腐爛；枯萎
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?perishes;過去式:?perished;過去分詞:?perished;現在分詞:?perishing;
助記提示
1. from per- "through" + ire "go" (see ion) => perire "be lost, perish," literally "go through" => perish.
2. 易混詞注意區分：parish, perish.
中文詞源
perish 死亡，毀滅
來自古法語periss-,來自拉丁語perire,走完，走盡，來自per-,穿過，完全的，ire,走，行程，詞源同exit,itinerary.引申詞義死亡，毀滅。-iss,分詞格。
英文詞源
- perish (v.)
- mid-13c., from periss- present participle stem of Old French perir "perish, be lost, be shipwrecked" (12c.), from Latin perire "to be lost, perish," literally "to go through," from per- "through, completely, to destruction" (see per) + ire "to go" (see ion). Related: Perished; perishing.
雙語例句
- 1. Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish.
- 佛教必須適應新時代，否則將會消亡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Me a policeman! Perish the thought!
- 我當警察！想都別想了，不可能！
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Crowns and thrones may perish.
- 王權不會永存.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. We don't have a computer (perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter.
- 我們沒有電腦（死了心吧），只好最近買了臺電動打字機。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Your bodies and names will perish, but the river will flow on for ever -- the names of mediocre writers will be forgottern, but those of the great masters will live.
- 爾曹身與名俱滅, 不廢江河萬古流.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》