rehearse

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第三人稱單數:?rehearses;過去式:?rehearsed;過去分詞:?rehearsed;現在分詞:?rehearsing;

rehearse 排練，預演

來自盎格魯法語 rehearser,來自古法語 rehercier,重復，再來一次，來自 re-,再，重新，hercier, 耙地，來自 herse,釘耙，詞源同 hearse.引申詞義排練，預演。

rehearse: rehearse: [13] To rehearse something is etymologically to ‘rake it over’. The word comes from Old French rehercer ‘repeat’, a compound verb based on hercer ‘harrow’. This was a derivative of the noun herce ‘large agricultural rake’, from which English gets hearse. At first in English too rehearse meant simply ‘say over again, repeat, recite’; not until the late 16th century did the modern theatrical meaning begin to emerge.
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rehearse (v.): c. 1300, "to give an account of," from Anglo-French rehearser, Old French rehercier (12c.) "to go over again, repeat," literally "to rake over, turn over" (soil, ground), from re- "again" (see re-) + hercier "to drag, trail (on the ground), be dragged along the ground; rake, harrow (land); rip, tear, wound; repeat, rehearse;" from herse "a harrow" (see hearse (n.)). Meaning "to say over again, repeat what has already been said or written" is from mid-14c. in English; sense of "practice a play, part, etc." is from 1570s. Related: Rehearsed; rehearsing.

1. We encouraged them to rehearse what they were going to say.: 我們鼓勵他們默述一下他們要說的內容。

2. Rehearse and role-play the interview with a friend beforehand.: 事先和朋友通過角色扮演排練一下面試。

3. Anticipate any tough questions and rehearse your answers.: 預先考慮可能遇到的各種棘手問題，并且自己練習回答。

5. I was tempted to stay and hear this superb orchestra rehearse.: 我真想留下來聽這支高超的管弦樂隊排練.