undertake
英[?nd?'te?k]
美[,?nd?'tek]
- vt. 承擔(dān)，保證；從事；同意；試圖
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?undertakes;過(guò)去式:?undertook;過(guò)去分詞:?undertaken;現(xiàn)在分詞:?undertaking;
助記提示
1、under + take.
2、身在其中擔(dān)任、掌握(take, hold)什么；當(dāng)然，只有身在其中才能去擔(dān)任、掌管什么東西了。
3、At here, the under is not the usual word meaning "beneath," but from Old English under, from PIE *enter- "between, among". 另見(jiàn)：understand.
中文詞源
undertake 承擔(dān)
詞源理解存爭(zhēng)議。under-, 來(lái)自inter-變體，在里面，詞源同interact, understand, take, 帶走，承擔(dān)。即承擔(dān)起來(lái)的。
英文詞源
- undertake (v.)
- c. 1200, "to entrap;" c. 1300, "to set about (to do)," from under + take (v.). Similar formation in French entreprendre "to undertake," from entre "between, among" + prendre "to take." The under in this word may be the same one that also may form the first element of understand. Old English had underniman "to trap, accept" (cognate with Dutch ondernemen, German unternehmen).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. It seemed a singularly ill-judged enterprise for Truman to undertake.
- 這對(duì)于杜魯門(mén)來(lái)說(shuō)似乎是一項(xiàng)特別不明智的事業(yè)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. I can undertake that you will enjoy the play.
- 我保證你會(huì)喜歡這個(gè)劇.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. We can't undertake that you will make a profit.
- 我們不能保證你會(huì)獲利.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. Who will undertake the job of decorating the auditorium?
- 誰(shuí)來(lái)負(fù)責(zé)裝飾禮堂的工作?
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. If you will undertake the affair, I shall be very grateful.
- 要是你愿意承辦這件事, 我將不勝感激.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》