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abet的意思

abet

英 [ə'bet] 美 [ə'bɛt]
  • vt. 煽动,教唆;支持
  • n. (Abet)人名;(意)阿贝特;(匈)奥拜特

abet

中文词源


来自古法语,来自 a-(同 ad-,去,往)+ bet-(咬,词源同 bite)→ 其字面意思就是“唆使狗去咬...”,故引申为“唆使、教唆、煽动”,这种把戏曾经流行于英国的一种残忍的“纵狗斗熊”游戏。同源词:bait(诱饵、引诱),bite(咬)。

英文词源


abet
abet: see bait
abet (v.)
late 14c. (implied in abetting), from Old French abeter "to bait, to harass with dogs," literally "to cause to bite," from a- "to" (see ad-) + beter "to bait," from Frankish or some other Germanic source, perhaps Low Franconian betan "incite," or Old Norse beita "cause to bite," from Proto-Germanic *baitjan, from PIE root *bheid- "to split" (see fissure). Related: Abetted; abetting.

双语例句


1. We shall strike hard, without flinching, at terrorists and those who abet them.
我们要毫不退缩地严厉打击恐怖分子及其帮凶。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Do not abet your friend to pry into other people's privacy.
不要唆使朋友去窥探别人隐私.

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3. Be do grateful to those who rebuke you, because they abet your wisdom!
一定要感激那些斥责你的人, 因为他们助长了你的智慧!

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4. Absence of abet from colleagues in your work.
工作上缺乏同事的支持.

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