such

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CET4TEM4考研CET6高頻詞基本詞匯

such 類似的

來自古英語 swilc,類似的，來自 Proto-Germanic*swalikaz,類似的，等同于 so+like.

such: such: [OE] Etymologically, such means ‘so formed’. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic compound formed from *swa ‘so’ (ancestor of English so) and *līk- ‘form, body’ (source of English like). This reached Old English as swylc, which gradually lost its l and w and evolved into modern English such. Amongst its Germanic relatives are German solch, Dutch zulk, Swedish silk, and Danish slig.
=> like, so
such (adj.): c. 1200, Old English swylc, swilc "just as, as, in like manner; as if, as though; such a one, he" (pronoun and adjective), from a Proto-Germanic compound *swalikaz "so formed" (cognates: Old Saxon sulik, Old Norse slikr, Old Frisian selik, Middle Dutch selc, Dutch zulk, Old High German sulih, German solch, Gothic swaleiks), from swa "so" (see so) + *likan "form," source of Old English gelic "similar" (see like (adj.)). Colloquial suchlike (early 15c.) is pleonastic.

2. But legal experts are not sure if such a charge can stick.: 但法律專家們不能肯定這一指控是否成立。

3. Rather taken aback by such forwardness, I slammed down the phone.: 如此無禮的言語讓我火冒三丈，我砰的一下把電話掛了。

4. The government wilted in the face of such powerful pressure.: 政府面對如此大的壓力，失去了信心。

5. You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous lengths?: 你真自以為是。我們為什么要費那么大的力氣？