convey

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第三人稱單數(shù):?conveys;過去式:?conveyed;過去分詞:?conveyed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?conveying;

convey 運送，傳達

con-, 強調(diào)。-vey, 路，移動，詞源同via, way.

convey: convey: [13] Etymologically, to convey something is to go with it on its way. It comes via Old French conveier from medieval Latin conviāre ‘a(chǎn)ccompany, escort’, a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘with’ and via ‘way’. The verb’s Latin meaning was carried through into English, and though it died out in convey in the 18th century it survives in convoy [14], borrowed from a later French version of the word.
=> convoy, via
convey (v.): c. 1300, "to go along with;" late 14c., "to carry, transport;" from Anglo-French conveier, from Old French convoier "to escort" (Modern French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *conviare "to accompany on the way," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + via "way, road" (see via). It was a euphemism for "steal" 15c.-17c., which helped broaden its meaning. Related: Conveyed; conveying.

1. Euclid was trying to convey his idea of a geometrical point.: 歐幾里得試圖表達他的一個幾何學(xué)觀點。

2. The speed at which we talk can also convey a great deal.: 我們的語速同樣能傳達許多信息。

3. Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength.: 紅色之類的顏色可給人以充滿活力與力量的感覺。

4. It is difficult to convey the sheer complexity of the situation.: 很難說清楚形勢究竟有多復(fù)雜.