forbear

英 [fɔː'beə] 美 [fɔr'bɛr]

解释

vt. 忍耐；克制
vi. 忍耐；克制
n. 祖先

※ 提供单词"forbear"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

forbear 克制

for-, 完全的。bear,克制。

forbear 克制，忍耐

这里的-bear部分不是熊，而是忍耐；承担之意，前缀for-这里表away, opposite, completely，因此forbear就是to bear up（振作）one's feeling。类似，forgive原谅是to give up completely，forget忘记是to get(grasp in mind) away。bear and forbear一忍再忍。

英文词源

forbear (v.): "to abstain," Old English forberan "bear up against, control one's feelings, abstain from, refrain; tolerate, endure" (past tense forbær, past participle forboren), from for- + beran "to bear" (see bear (v.)). Related: Forbearer; forbearing; forbore. Of similar formation are Old High German ferberen, Gothic frabairan "to endure."

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例句和用法

1. I could not forbear smiling.: 我忍不住微笑.

2. I forbear to go into details.: 我不欲详述.

3. He forbear from take any further action.: 他克制自己不采取任何进一步的行动.

4. We begged him to forbear.: 我们恳求他忍耐.

5. She should try to forbear from saying such cruel things.: 她应该设法忍住不说这类残酷的事.