单词乎

vouchsafe

音标[vautʃ'seif]

汉语翻译

vt. 惠赐, 允许, 给予
【法】 准予, 惠予, 俯允
相关词组:
vouchsafe to do sth

词型变化

名词:vouchsafement 动词过去式:vouchsafed 过去分词:vouchsafed 现在分词:vouchsafing 第三人称单数:vouchsafes 

英语解释

动词 vouchsafe:

  1. grant in a condescending manner

例句

  1. He thinks himself so important that he won't vouchsafe to visit us any more.
    他以为自己很了不起,所以不会纡尊再来看我们了吧。
  2. He did not vouchsafe a reply.
    他未予答复。

详细解释


vouch.safe

v.tr.(及物动词)
vouch.safed,vouch.saf.ing,vouch.safes
To condescend to grant or bestow (a privilege, for example); deign.See Synonyms at grant
赐予,俯见:屈就以授予或给予(如一个特权);惠赐参见 grant

来源:
Middle English vouchen sauf [to warrant as safe]
中古英语 vouchen sauf [保证安全]
vouchen [to warrant] * see vouch
vouchen [保证] *参见 vouch
sauf [safe] * see safe
sauf [安全] *参见 safe

【引伸】
vouchsafe.ment
n.(名词)

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