engender
英 [?n'd?end?; en-]
美[?n'd??nd?]
- vt. 使產生；造成
- vi. 產生；引起
TEM8GRE低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?engenders;過去式:?engendered;過去分詞:?engendered;現在分詞:?engendering;
中文詞源
engender 使產生
en-, 進入，使。-gen, 生育，詞源同gene, generate.
英文詞源
- engender (v.)
- early 14c., "beget, procreate," from Old French engendrer (12c.) "give birth to, beget, bear; cause, bring about," from Latin ingenerare "to implant, engender, produce," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + generare "beget, create" (see generation). With euphonious -d- in French. Also from early 14c. engendered was used in a theological sense, with reference to Jesus, "derived (from God)." Meaning "cause, produce" is mid-14c. Related: Engendering.
雙語例句
- 1. Mr Bowles could engender delight in students and musicians alike.
- 鮑爾斯先生能夠讓學生和音樂家都感到快樂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It helps engender a sense of common humanity.
- 這有助于營造一種博愛的感覺。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She will engender difficult questions and to keep the conversation at a low temperature.
- 她會提出各種深奧的問題,使談話始終保持在低溫狀態.
來自辭典例句
- 4. It was supposed to engender difficult questions and to keep the conversation at a low temperature.
- 仿佛她會提出各種深奧的問題,使談話始終保持在低溫狀態.
來自辭典例句
- 5. To take an unnecessary action that will probably engender adverse effects.
- 自找麻煩采取一個可能會產生負面效果的不必要的行動.
來自互聯網