meek

英 [mi?k] 美[mik]
  • adj. 溫順的;謙恭的;馴服的
  • n. (Meek)人名;(英)米克

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詞態(tài)變化


比較級(jí):?meeker;最高級(jí):?meekest;副詞:?meekly;名詞:?meekness;

助記提示


1. 根據(jù)首輔音決定詞類含義的原理以及 meek 和 mild 的詞源信息猜測(cè),這兩個(gè)單詞很可能具有同源性或者親緣關(guān)系,它們都來源于古北歐語或者古日耳曼語;它們都很可能與詞根 medi- / mid- 具有同源性或者親緣關(guān)系,表示一種不偏不倚、不走極端的中庸路線或狀態(tài)。
2. 諧音“秘客”-------做秘書的人,簡(jiǎn)稱“秘人、秘客”------秘書顯然都是很溫順的嘛。
3. 諧音“秘可”-----秘書可人兒啦。

中文詞源


meek 溫順的,謙恭的

來自Proto-Germanic*meukaz,柔軟的,謙遜的,來自PIE*meug,滑的,黏的,詞源同mucus,muggy.后引申詞義溫順的,謙恭的等,通常用以形容女人有禮貌。

英文詞源


meek
meek: see muck
meek (adj.)
c. 1200, "gentle, quiet, unaggressive; benevolent, kind; courteous, humble, unassuming;" of a woman, "modest," from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse mjukr "soft, pliant, gentle," from Proto-Germanic *meukaz (cognates: Gothic muka-modei "humility," Dutch muik "soft"), of uncertain origin, perhaps from PIE *meug- "slippery, slimy." In the Bible, it translates Latin mansuetus from Vulgate (see mansuetude). Sense of "submissive" is from mid-14c.
meek (n.)
"those who are meek," c. 1200, from meek (adj.).

雙語例句


1. She maintained a kind of meek-ness.
她保持著一種溫順的態(tài)度。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The meek shall inherit the earth.
謙卑的人必承受地土。

來自柯林斯例句

3. They called her Miss Mouse because she was so meek and mild .
他們稱她為“鼠小姐”,因?yàn)樗偸悄敲磁橙踔t和。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. He expected his daughters to be meek and submissive.
他期望女兒都溫順聽話。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. He expects his wife to be meek and submissive.
他期望妻子溫順而且聽他擺布.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》