pursue: [13] Pursue is first cousin to prosecute. Both go back ultimately to Latin prōsequī ‘follow up, pursue’. This led fairly directly to English prosecute, but it also seems to have had a Vulgar Latin descendant *prōsequere, which passed into English via Old French porsivre and Anglo-Norman pursuer as pursue. => prosecute, sue, suit
pursue (v.)
late 13c., "to follow with hostile intent," from Anglo-French pursuer and directly from Old French poursuir (Modern French poursuivre), variant of porsivre "to chase, pursue, follow; continue, carry on," from Vulgar Latin *prosequare, from Latin prosequi "follow, accompany, attend; follow after, escort; follow up, pursue," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + sequi "follow" (see sequel). Meaning "to proceed, to follow" (a path, etc.), usually figurative (a course of action, etc.), is from late 14c. This sense also was in Latin. Related: Pursued; pursuing. For sense, compare prosecute.
双语例句
1. There is another avenue to pursue — it involves further negotiations.
还有一个办法可用，但需要进一步的磋商。
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2. She had come to England to pursue an acting career.
她来英格兰投身演艺事业。
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3. Students may pursue research in any aspect of computational linguistics.
学生可以就计算语言学的任何一个方面展开研究。
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4. The government will be free to pursue its economic policies.
政府将可不受限制地实行其经济政策。
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5. They are showing a marked disinclination to pursue these opportunities.
