英语词源
- endeavour
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endeavour: [14] Despite its plausible appearance, endeavour is not a borrowing from French or Latin but a purely English creation. It was coined from the Middle English phrase put in dever, which was a partial translation of Old French mettre en deveir, literally ‘put in duty’, hence ‘make it one’s duty to do something’ (deveir, ancestor of modern French devoir ‘duty’, came ultimately from Latin dēbēre ‘owe’, source of English debit and debt). In the 14th century the last two words were joined together to form the verb endeavour ‘make an effort’.
=> debit, debt - endeavour
- chiefly British English spelling of endeavor (q.v.); for spelling, see -or. Related: Endeavoured; endeavoring; endeavours. The U.S. space shuttle was spelled this way because it was named for the HMS Endeavour, Capt. Cook's ship.
权威例句
- 1. Two members of Endeavour's crew will suit up for a space walk.
- “奋进”号的两名宇航员将穿上太空服进行太空行走。
- 2. I will endeavour to arrange it.
- 我会尽力安排。
- 3. Please make every endeavour to arrive on time.
- 请尽全力按时到达。
- 4. She made a 1:5 scale replica of Captain Cook's ship,'The Endeavour '.
- 她制作了一个比例为1:5的库克船长的 “ 奋进”号的复制品.
- 5. Governments should endeavour to mitigate distress.
- 政府应努力缓解贫困问题.
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