rely

英 [r?'la?] 美[r?'la?]

CET4TEM4IELTS考研CET6中頻詞核心詞匯

第三人稱單數:?relies;過去式:?relied;過去分詞:?relied;現在分詞:?relying;

rely?[ri?lai]?依賴——依賴

rely 信任，依賴

來自古法語 relier,綁緊，依附，來自拉丁語 religare,綁緊，系牢，來自 re-,表強調，ligare,系，綁，詞源同 ligament,religion.引申詞義信任，依賴。拼寫比較 deny,obey.

rely: rely: [14] Rely comes via Old French relier from Latin religāre ‘tie back, tie tightly’ (source also of English religion). It was a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ and ligāre ‘tie’ (source of English ally, liable, ligament, etc). It was originally used for ‘assemble’, which by the 16th century had developed via ‘come together with one’s friends’ to ‘depend’. The derivative reliable is first recorded in 16th-century Scottish English, but did not enter general usage until the mid 19th century.
=> ally, liable, ligament, ligature, religion
rely (v.): early 14c., "to gather, assemble" (transitive and intransitive), from Old French relier "assemble, put together; fasten, attach, rally, oblige," from Latin religare "fasten, bind fast," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + ligare "to bind" (see ligament). Sense of "depend, trust" is from 1570s, perhaps via notion of "rally to, fall back on." Typically used with on, perhaps by influence of lie (v.2). Related: Relied; relying.

2. Most poultry farmers have to rely on commercially manufactured feeds.: 多數飼養家禽的農場主不得不依賴商業化生產的飼料。

4. The investigation will rely on existing powers to subpoena documents.: 該調查將憑借現有權力要求將各種相關文件呈堂。