perish

英 ['perɪʃ] 美 ['pɛrɪʃ]
  • vt. 使麻木;毁坏
  • vi. 死亡;毁灭;腐烂;枯萎

助记提示


1. from per- "through" + ire "go" (see ion) => perire "be lost, perish," literally "go through" => perish.
2. 易混词注意区分:parish, perish.

中文词源


perish 死亡,毁灭

来自古法语periss-,来自拉丁语perire,走完,走尽,来自per-,穿过,完全的,ire,走,行程,词源同exit,itinerary.引申词义死亡,毁灭。-iss,分词格。

英文词源


perish (v.)
mid-13c., from periss- present participle stem of Old French perir "perish, be lost, be shipwrecked" (12c.), from Latin perire "to be lost, perish," literally "to go through," from per- "through, completely, to destruction" (see per) + ire "to go" (see ion). Related: Perished; perishing.

双语例句


1. Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish.
佛教必须适应新时代,否则将会消亡。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Me a policeman! Perish the thought!
我当警察!想都别想了,不可能!

来自柯林斯例句

3. Crowns and thrones may perish.
王权不会永存.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. We don't have a computer (perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter.
我们没有电脑(死了心吧),只好最近买了台电动打字机。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Your bodies and names will perish, but the river will flow on for ever -- the names of mediocre writers will be forgottern, but those of the great masters will live.
尔曹身与名俱灭, 不废江河万古流.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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