dare

英 [deə] 美 [dɛr]

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解释

n. 挑战；挑动
vt. 敢冒；不惧
vi. 敢；胆敢
n. (Dare)人名；(英)戴尔；(意)达雷

※ 提供单词"dare"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

dare 敢于

来自PIE*dhers, 勇敢的，有勇气的，词源同endure, firm.

英文词源

dare: dare: [OE] Dare used to be a widespread Germanic verb, with relatives in Old High German (giturran) and Gothic (gadaursan), but today it survives only in English (the similarlooking Danish turde and Swedish töras are probably not related). It comes via Germanic *ders- from an Indo-European *dhers-, which also produced Greek thrasús ‘bold’ and Old Slavic druzate ‘be bold’.

In Old English it was a conjugationally complex verb, with anomalous present and past forms, but most of its oddities have now been ironed out: the past form durst is now on its last legs, and only the 3rd present singular form remains unusual, especially in negative contexts and questions: she daren’t rather than she dares not.
dare (v.): from first and third person singular of Old English durran "to brave danger, dare; venture, presume," from Proto-Germanic *ders- (cognates: Old Norse dearr, Old High German giturran, Gothic gadaursan), from PIE *dhers- "to dare, be courageous" (cognates: Sanskrit dadharsha "to be bold;" Old Persian darš- "to dare;" Greek thrasys "bold;" Old Church Slavonic druzate "to be bold, dare;" Lithuanian dristi "to dare," drasus "courageous").

An Old English irregular preterite-present verb: darr, dearst, dear were first, second and third person singular present indicative; mostly regularized 16c., though past tense dorste survived as durst, but is now dying, persisting mainly in northern English dialect. Meaning "to challenge or defy (someone)" is first recorded 1570s.
dare (n.): 1590s, from dare (v.).

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例句和用法

1. People always think I'm a fool, and I dare say they're right.: 人们总认为我是个傻瓜，想必他们是对的。

2. Don't speak to me like that. Don't you dare.: 不要那样跟我讲话。我不允许！

3. When found, the children said they'd run away for a dare.: 找到这些孩子时，他们说自己是受了激将才出走的。

4. I dare you to sit through forty-five minutes with someone like Vincent!: 我想你绝不敢和文森特这样的人一起坐上45分钟！

5. I dare say he did as he was bidden.: 我敢说他按照要求做了。