| 正面 | 20096.accost 英 [ə'kɒst]美 [ə'kɔst]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 1. from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + costa "rib, side" (see coast).vt. 勾引；引诱；对…说话；搭讪 例句： 1. He ruminated on his defenses before he should accost her father.他在与她父亲搭话前,仔细地考虑着他的防范措施. accost 搭讪前缀ac-同ad-. -cost, 岸，同coast.原指军事行动中的渡海登岸，后词义缩小为搭讪。 accost (v.)1570s, from Middle French accoster "move up to," from Italian accostare or directly from Late Latin accostare "come up to the side," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + costa "rib, side" (see coast (n.)). The original notion is of fleets of warships attacking an enemy's coast. Related: Accosted; accosting." |