bespeak
英 [b?'spi?k]
美[b?'spik]
- vt. 表示；預約；證明；預示；顯示
暢通詞匯GRE
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?bespeaks;過去式:?bespoke;過去分詞:?bespoken;現在分詞:?bespeaking;
英文詞源
- bespeak (v.)
- Old English besprecan "speak about, speak against, complain," from be- + sprecan "to speak" (see speak (v.)). A common Germanic compound (cognates: Old Saxon bisprecan, Dutch bespreken, Old High German bisprehhan, German besprechen); originally "to call out," it evolved a wide range of meaning in English, including "speak up," "oppose," "request," "discuss, "arrange," and "to order (goods)" (1580s).
The connection of the senses is very loose; some of them appear to have arisen quite independently of each other from different applications of BE- pref. [OED]
雙語例句
- 1. He raised his head to bespeak his son's wish.
- 他抬頭問他兒子的愿望.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 2. Today's events bespeak future tragedy.
- 今天的事件預示著未來的不幸.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. Her house, her style of living, all bespeak an exceeding good income.
- 她的家, 她的生活方式, 都證明她有一筆很大的收入.
來自辭典例句
- 4. His polite manners bespeak the gentleman.
- 他的彬彬有禮的態度顯示出他是個紳士.
來自辭典例句
- 5. I come here to bespeak Fanny a seal.
- 我上這兒來為范妮定刻一枚圖章.
來自辭典例句