lief

英 [liːf]      美 [liːf]
  • adj. 亲爱的;乐意的
  • adv. 自愿;欣喜
  • n. (Lief)人名;(英、荷)利夫
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lief 高兴地,乐意地

来自PIE*leubh,爱,词源同love.引申词义高兴的,乐意的。

lief (adj.)
Old English leof "dear, valued, beloved, pleasant;" also as a noun, "a beloved person, friend," from Proto-Germanic *leubo- (cognates: Old Norse ljutr, Old Frisian liaf, Dutch lief, Old High German liob, German lieb, Gothic liufs "dear, beloved"), from PIE root *leubh- "love" (see love (n.)). As an adverb, "dearly, willingly" from c. 1250. I want and I'd love to are overworked and misused to fill the hole left in the language when I would lief faded in 17c.
1. I would as lief kill myself as betray my master.
我宁愿自杀也不会出卖我的主人。
2. Frankly, I'd just as lief stay.
坦白地说, 我愿意留下来.
3. Level 45 Woodcutting and an axe to help Lumberjack Lief.
消除45木刻和一把斧头欣喜帮助伐木工人.
4. I had as lief go there as anywhere.
我宁愿到那里也不到别处.

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