| 正面 | 4787.prevail 英 [prɪ'veɪl]美 [pri'vel]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 1、pre- + -vail- "have power, be strong".2、含义：be stronger, have greater power.vi. 盛行，流行；战胜，获胜 例句： 1. We must, each of us, prevail upon our congressman to act.我们每一个人都必须说服我们各自的国会议员采取行动。 prevail 盛行，流行，战胜，获胜pre-,在前，领先，-vail,价值，.力量，词源同avail,value.即在力量上超过，胜利，引申词义盛行，流行等。 prevail (v.)c. 1400, "be successful; be efficacious," from Old French prevaleir (Modern French prévaloir) and directly from Latin praevalere "be stronger, have greater power," from prae "before" (see pre-) + valere "have power, be strong" (see valiant). Spelling in English perhaps influenced by avail. Related: Prevailed; prevailing." |