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relinquish

英 [rɪ'lɪŋkwɪʃ] 美[rɪ'lɪŋkwɪʃ]
  • vt. 放弃;放手;让渡

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词态变化


第三人称单数: relinquishes;过去式: relinquished;过去分词: relinquished;现在分词: relinquishing;

助记提示


re-往回,linqu谐音“离开”(leave),ish-后缀

中文词源


relinquish 放弃,放手,让渡

来自拉丁语 relinquere,留下,留给,来自 re-,向后,往回,linquere,留下,留给,词源同 delinquency,relic.引申诸相关词义。

英文词源


relinquish
relinquish: see relic
relinquish (v.)
mid-15c., "desert, abandon;" late 15c., "give up, desist," from Old French relinquiss-, present participle stem of relinquir (12c.), from Latin relinquere "leave behind, forsake, abandon, give up," from re- "back" (see re-) + linquere "to leave," from PIE *linkw-, from root *leikw- "to leave behind" (cognates: Sanskrit reknas "inheritance, wealth," rinakti "leaves;" Greek leipein "to leave;" Gothic leihvan, Old English lænan "to lend;" Old High German lihan "to borrow;" Old Norse lan "loan"). Related: Relinquished; relinquishing.

双语例句


1. He does not intend to relinquish power.
他没有打算放弃权力。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He was forced to relinquish control of the company.
他被迫放弃对公司的控制权。

来自《权威词典》

3. He was forced to relinquish control of the company.
他被迫放弃公司的掌控权.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.
他们绝对不会自动放弃独立.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. They had to relinquish their position to the enemy.
他们只好把阵地放弃让于敌人.

来自辞典例句