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Action Meaning Attested 503.Action 英 ækʃ(ə)N]美 ækʃən 释义

正面 503.action
英 ['ækʃ(ə)n]美 ['ækʃən]

背面
释义:
n. 行动;活动;功能;战斗;情节n. (Action)人名;(英)埃克申
例句:
1. The action is an open violation of the Vienna Convention.该行为公然违背了《维也纳公约》。

1、val- "be worth, be of value" + -ue.

action (n.)mid-14c., "cause or grounds for a lawsuit," from Anglo-French accioun, Old French accion (12c.) "action, lawsuit, case," from Latin actionem (nominative actio) "a putting in motion; a performing, doing," noun of action from past participle stem of agere "to do" (see act (v.)). Sense of "something done, an act, deed" is late 14c. Meaning "fighting" is from c. 1600. As a film director's command, it is attested from 1923. Meaning "excitement" is recorded from 1968. Phrase actions speak louder than words is attested from 1731."

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