abet
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)。
- 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.
- 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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英 [ə\\\'bet]||||||美 [ə\\\'bɛt]
