importune
英 [,?mp??'tju?n]
美[,?mp?r'tun]
- vi. 強(qiáng)求；胡攪蠻纏
- vt. 強(qiáng)求；一再向某人要求
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?importunes;過(guò)去式:?importuned;過(guò)去分詞:?importuned;現(xiàn)在分詞:?importuning;
中文詞源
importune 糾纏
im-,不，非，port,港口。原義為沒(méi)有港口的，無(wú)法入港的，引申詞義麻煩的，騷擾，糾纏。比較opportune,opportunity.
英文詞源
- importune (v.)
- 1520s, back-formation from importunity, or else from Middle French importuner, from Medieval Latin importunari "to make oneself troublesome," from Latin importunus "unfit, troublesome," originally "having no harbor" (i.e. "difficult to access"), from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + portus "harbor" (see port (n.1)). Related: Importuned; importuning. As an adjective from early 15c.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Don't importune me with your complaints.
- 不要老是向我發(fā)牢騷.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 2. Above all I do not wish to importune or compromise you.
- 總之我不希望你胡攪蠻纏或妥協(xié).
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. I importune you to help them.
- 我懇求你去幫助他們.
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