interpret
英 [ɪnˈtɜː.prɪt]
美 [-ˈtɝː-]
interpret 领会,理解,口译inter-,在内,在中间,相互,-pret,词义不确定,可能来自PIE*买卖,价值交换,词源同price,prize.引申词义中介,协商者,谈判者,后词义通用化为解释,理解,领会,及口译等。
- interpret (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French interpreter (13c.) and directly from Latin interpretari "explain, expound, understand," from interpres "agent, translator," from inter- (see inter-) + second element of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Sanskrit prath- "to spread abroad," PIE *per- (5) "to traffic in, sell" (see pornography). Related: Interpreted; interpreting.
- 1. They could interpret it that way if they'd a mind to.
- 如果他们愿意的话,可以那样理解。
- 2. Historians annotate, check and interpret the diary selections.
- 历史学家对日记选篇进行加注、核查以及阐释。
- 3. The students were asked to interpret the poem.
- 学生们被要求诠释那首诗的意义。
- 4. We have to interpret his words in a modern light.
- 我们不得不用现代观点来解释他的话.
- 5. Don't interpret it without real understanding when you study a foreign language.
- 学习外国语切莫望文生义.