comply

英 [k?m'pla?] 美[k?m'pla?]

反義詞

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第三人稱單數:?complies;過去式:?complied;過去分詞:?complied;現在分詞:?complying;

1. 與法律完全重疊。

comply 順從，遵從

com-, 強調。-ple, 裝滿，滿的，詞源同full, fulfill. 即補足，順從。拼寫受ply影響。

comply: comply: [17] Like accomplish, complete, complement, and compliment, comply comes from Latin complēre ‘fill up, finish’. It was originally acquired in the 14th century, via Old French complire, but does not seem to have survived, and the sudden explosion in its use in the early 17th century represents a new borrowing, from Italian complire. Italian had the word from Spanish cumplir, in which the meaning ‘be courteous’ had developed. This passed into English, and though long defunct, seems to have been the basis of the modern English sense ‘be amenable or obedient’. Compliant [17] is an English development.
=> complete, compliant, compliment
comply (v.): early 14c., "to fulfill, carry out," from Old French compli, past participle of complir "to accomplish, fulfill, carry out," from Vulgar Latin *complire, from Latin complere "to fill up" (see complete (adj.)). Meaning influenced by ply (v.2). Sense of "to consent" began c. 1600 and might have been a reintroduction from Italian, where complire had come to mean "satisfy by 'filling up' the forms of courtesy."

1. Some beaches had failed to comply with European directives on bathing water.: 有些海灘未能遵守歐洲有關浴場的指令。

2. The commander said that the army would comply with the ceasefire.: 指揮官說軍隊會遵守停火協議。

4. Failure to comply with these conditions will result in termination of the contract.: 不遵守這些條件將導致合同終止。

5. The factory was closed for failing to comply with government safety regulations.: 工廠由于未能遵守政府的安全條例而被關閉了.