undertaking

英 [ˌʌn.dəˈteɪ.kɪŋ]      美 [ˈʌn.dɚˌteɪ.kɪŋ]
  • n. 事业;企业;保证;殡仪业
  • v. 同意;担任;许诺(undertake的ing形式)
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1、under + take.
2、身在其中担任、掌握(take, hold)什么;当然,只有身在其中才能去担任、掌管什么东西了。
3、At here, the under is not the usual word meaning "beneath," but from Old English under, from PIE *enter- "between, among". 另见:understand.
4、undertake => 现在分词:undertaking.
undertaking 重大事业

来自undertake, 承担,引申词义重大事业,艰巨的任务。比较enterprising.

undertaking (n.)
"enterprise," early 15c., verbal noun from undertake (v.). An Old English word for this was underfangenes.
1. He had no great hopes for the success of his undertaking.
他对自己事业的成功不抱太大希望。
2. His first essay in running a company was a notoriously tough undertaking.
众所周知,他第一次尝试经营公司时十分艰难。
3. This mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
这项艰巨的任务在18个月内完成了。
4. He is interested in buying the club as a commercial undertaking.
他有意购买那个俱乐部作为投资。
5. He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking.
他已把一半财产投资于一个新企业.

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