attain
- vt. 達(dá)到,實(shí)現(xiàn);獲得;到達(dá)
- vi. 達(dá)到;獲得;到達(dá)
- n. 成就
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
前綴at-同ad-. -tain同詞根tang, 接觸,觸摸,見(jiàn)tangent, 相切。進(jìn)入法語(yǔ)字母g脫落。
英文詞源
- attain
- attain: [14] Unlike contain, maintain, obtain, and the rest of a very long list of English words ending in -tain, attain does not come from Latin tenēre ‘_hold’. Its source is Latin tangere ‘touch’ (as in English tangible and tangent). The addition of the prefix ad- ‘to’ produced attingere ‘reach’, which passed via Vulgar Latin *attangere and Old French ataindre into English.
=> tangent, tangible - attain (v.)
- c. 1300, "to succeed in reaching," from ataign-, stem of Old French ataindre (11c., Modern French atteindre) "to come up to, reach, attain, endeavor, strive," from Vulgar Latin *attangere, corresponding to Latin attingere "to touch, to arrive at," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + tangere "to touch" (see tangent (adj.)). Latin attingere had a wide range of meanings, including "to attack, to strike, to appropriate, to manage," all somehow suggested by the literal sense "to touch." Related: Attained; attaining.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Top-ranking sumo wrestlers attain superstar status.
- 頂尖的相撲選手可獲得超級(jí)明星的地位。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The cheetah can attain speeds of up to 97 kph.
- 獵豹的奔跑速度每小時(shí)可達(dá)97公里.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. The day is not far off when China will attain prosperity.
- 中國(guó)的興盛是可以計(jì)日程功的.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. Still greater efforts are needed before we can attain our goal.
- 我們必須百尺竿頭,更進(jìn)一步,才能達(dá)到目的.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. For us, it's something that we may aspire to but can never attain.
- 對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō), 那是可望而不可即的.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》