| 正面 | 4998.entertain 英 [entə'teɪn]美 [,ɛntɚ'ten]     |
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| 背面 |      释义： 1. enter- (inter-) + -tain.2. => keep or hold someone's mind among many different and interesting things.=> keep or hold something like amusing or treat between / among people.=> keep or hold something attractive or interesting among / in one's mind.3. 所谓花花世界、五彩缤纷、其乐无穷，由此引申义：娱乐，助兴。4. 类推：The original Old French version of enterprise was emprise.5. => The original Old French version of entertain was *emtenir(*emtain).6. 因此这里的enter-前缀应该说还含有“in”的含义，这还可以从单词enter及该前缀的源头可以看出来。7. enter- "in" => hold or keep one's mind in something, hold (in), keep (in), maintain (in).8. 进入一种拿在手里玩的状态.vt. 娱乐；招待；怀抱；容纳vi. 款待 例句： 1. I wouldn't entertain the idea of such an unsociable job.我不会考虑从事这种不跟人打交道的工作。 entertain 招待enter-, 更里面，中间。-tain, 握，维持，词源同contain, tenable. 即招待客人，维持客户。 entertain (v.)late 15c., "to keep up, maintain, to keep (someone) in a certain frame of mind," from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir "hold together, stick together, support" (12c.), from entre- "among" (from Latin inter; see inter-) + tenir "to hold" (from Latin tenere; see tenet). Sense of "have a guest" is late 15c.; that of "gratify, amuse" is 1620s. Meaning "to allow (something) to consideration, take into the mind" (of opinions, notions, etc.) is 1610s. Related: Entertained; entertaining." |