core

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復(fù)數(shù):?cores;第三人稱單數(shù):?cores;過去式:?cored;過去分詞:?cored;現(xiàn)在分詞:?coring;

1、cor- "heart" + -e.
2、literally "heart".

core 核，核心

來自詞源cord, 心，詞源同heart, courage.

core: core: [14] The origins of core are a mystery, over which etymologists disagree. Several candidates have been put forward, including Old French cor ‘horn’, on the grounds that two of core’s earliest applications were to the horny central part of apples and pears and to corns on the foot, and Latin cor ‘heart’, on the grounds that an apple’s core is its ‘heart’.
core (n.): late 14c., probably from Old French coeur "core of fruit, heart of lettuce," literally "heart," from Latin cor "heart," from PIE root *kerd- (1) "heart" (see heart (n.)). Nuclear reactor sense is from 1949.
core (v.): mid-15c., from core (n.). Related: Cored; coring.

1. The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.: 當(dāng)你從內(nèi)心深處找到一種可以忍受一切痛苦的堅強力量時，你的成長歷程就會出現(xiàn)飛躍。

2. A hard-core group of right-wing senators had hoped to sway their colleagues.: 一群骨干右翼參議員曾企圖左右自己的同僚。

3. We've got a hard core of customers that have stood by us.: 我們擁有一批一直支持我們的忠實顧客。

4. The group plans to concentrate on six core businesses.: 該集團(tuán)打算主營6種業(yè)務(wù)。