forebear

英 ['fɔːbeə] 美['fɔrbɛr]
  • n. 祖先;祖宗

GRETOEFL畅通词汇

词态变化


复数: forebears;

中文词源


forebear 祖先

fore-,在前。be, 存在。-ar, 后缀,人。即先辈,祖先。

forebear 祖先;祖宗

fore-在forehead前额、forearm前臂和before等中都有出现,多用来指时间和空间上的前,与希腊拉丁前缀pro-和pre-等同源。而-bear部分则一不是指熊,二不是指bear动词承担;忍受等,而是be-的施动者名词,也就是说,forebear的字面意思是“one who was before”。

英文词源


forebear (n.)
"ancestor," late 15c., from fore "before" + be-er "one who exists;" agent noun from be. Originally Scottish. Related: Forebears.

双语例句


1. He was a good man , but always forebear his wrath and complaint.
他是一个老好人,善于克制自我、隐忍无奈.

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2. I had much ado to forebear laughing.
我费了很大的劲才忍住笑.

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3. A person from whom one is descended , especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
繁衍后代的人, 特别是远于祖父辈; 前辈.

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4. Consider how much more frugal the poor are than we, how much better they forebear hardship.
想想贫困的人比我们节俭多少,他们忍受困境比我们强多少.

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5. Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
适度: 避免极端. 克制怨恨会带来多大的伤害仅在自己一念之间.

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