gratify
英 ['gr?t?fa?]
美['gr?t?'fai]
- vt. 使?jié)M足；使?jié)M意，使高興
TEM8GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?gratifies;過去式:?gratified;過去分詞:?gratified;現(xiàn)在分詞:?gratifying;形容詞:?gratified;
中文詞源
gratify 使高興，使?jié)M意
來(lái)自grace, 恩惠，眷顧，神恩。原為宗教用語(yǔ)，指神對(duì)人的愉悅，高興，恩寵，同時(shí)，也可理解為神對(duì)人的致意，感謝（人的善行）。后詞義通用化。詞源同grateful, congratulation.
英文詞源
- gratify (v.)
- c. 1400, "to bestow grace upon;" 1530s, "to show gratitude to," from Latin gratificari "to do favor to, oblige, gratify," from gratus "pleasing" (see grace (n.)) + root of facere "to make, do, perform" (see factitious). Meaning "to give pleasure to" is from 1560s. Related: Gratified; gratifying.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He did that to gratify his girlfriend's vanity.
- 他做那事是要滿足他女友的虛榮心.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 2. I do not think that young and amiable poets are bound to gratify its taste.
- 我認(rèn)為和善的青年詩(shī)人沒有義務(wù)滿足它的胃口.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. She dilated on the beauty of the park and the Hall to gratify him.
- 她不斷地夸獎(jiǎng)園林和府第的美麗,讓他高興.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. It will gratify you to see how much your services are valued.
- 火星會(huì)令你看到自己的服務(wù)是多麼有意義的,你會(huì)感到滿意.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. You have roused my curiosity. And now you must gratify it.
- 你現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)激起我的好奇心了, 那現(xiàn)在你別在賣關(guān)子了.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)