forebear

英 [ˈfɔː.beər]      美 [ˈfɔːr.ber]
  • n. 祖先;祖宗
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记忆“forebear”的简单方法可以是联想其构词元素:“fore”表示“在…之前”,“bear”可以是“忍受”或“携带”的意思。想象一个人在很久以前(fore)就能够忍受(bear)各种困难,这样就形成了“祖先,前辈”的含义。

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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”。

forebear (n.)
"ancestor," late 15c., from fore "before" + be-er "one who exists;" agent noun from be. Originally Scottish. Related: Forebears.
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.
2. I had much ado to forebear laughing.
我费了很大的劲才忍住笑.
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.
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.
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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