divest
英 [daɪˈvest]
美 [dɪˈvest]
将“divest”与“divorce”联系记忆,想象在“divorce”过程中,一方(divest)需要“剥夺”或“去除”一些共同财产或身份,以此来帮助记忆“divest”的意思,即“剥夺、放弃”或“摆脱、去除”。
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divest 使脱去衣服,撤消di-, 不,非,使相反,来自dis-变体。vest, 衣服,袍子。即使脱去衣服。
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divest: see vest
- divest (v.)
- 1560s, devest (modern spelling is c. 1600), from Middle French devester "strip of possessions," from Old French desvestir, from des- "away" (see dis-) + vestir "to clothe" (see vest (v.)).
The figurative sense of "strip of possessions" is earliest in English; reflexive sense of "to strip oneself of" is from c. 1600. Economic sense (implied in divestment) is from 1955. Related: Divested; divesting.
- 1. She managed to divest herself of the unwanted property.
- 她设法处理掉了那件不需要的东西.
- 2. I cannot divest myself of the idea.
- 我无法消除那个念头.
- 3. As a result, they have moved to divest themselves of losing acquisitions.
- 于是他们采取措施来摆脱那些使他们得不偿失的企业.
- 4. He attempted to divest himself of all responsibilities for the decision.
- 他力图摆脱掉作出该项决定的一切责任.
- 5. I cannot divest myself offear.
- 我无法摆脱恐惧.