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Languish Grieve Latin 11968.Languish 英 Læŋgwɪʃ]美 Læŋɡwɪʃ 释义

正面 11968.languish
英 ['læŋgwɪʃ]美 ['læŋɡwɪʃ]

背面
释义:
vi. 憔悴;凋萎;失去活力;苦思
例句:
1. Pollard continues to languish in prison.波拉德继续受牢狱之苦。

1. knack→音“耐渴”→骆驼具有耐渴的特殊能力.2. knack→knock(v. 敲,敲打)→敲门,窍门-------中英文均谐音,不是巧合胜似巧合,真是巧合中的巧合。3. 谐音“耐克”------“耐克”品牌成功的窍门、诀窍。
languish 长期受苦,煎熬来自PIE*sleg,松的,松散的,词源同lax,slack.引申词义松软无力的,消瘦的,后用来指长期受苦,煎熬。
languishlanguish: see relishlanguish (v.)early 14c., "fail in strength, exhibit signs of approaching death," from languiss-, present participle stem of Old French languir "be listless, pine, grieve, fall ill," from Vulgar Latin *languire, from Latin languere "be weak or faint" (see lax). Weaker sense "be lovesick, grieve, lament, grow faint," is from mid-14c. Related: Languished; languishing."

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