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Errand N Erənd N.差使;差事 英 差使(A Trip Definite

单词 errand
音标 ['erənd]
解释 n.差使;差事
红宝书 【英】 n. 差使(a trip to do a definite thing )
【记】 err(跑)+and→跑的事 情→差使
【同】 参考:aberration(跑 偏,越轨)
【例】 I've got a few errands to do in the town.
字源 errand (n.)
Old English ærende "message, mission; answer, news, tidings," from Proto-Germanic *ærundjam (cognates: Old Saxon arundi, Old Norse erendi, Danish ærende, Swedish ärende, Old Frisian erende, Old High German arunti "message"). Originally of important missions; meaning "short, simple journey and task" is attested by 1640s. Related: Errands.
不择手段背单词 n. 差事(一项特殊任务, 为他人走的一段路, 叫做跑腿)
【记】err徘徊, 跑-跑腿
【参】aberration(n 失常)
趣味全助记 【记】er + ran run 跑,爱跑的,结尾attend 出门,参加个会
【相关】random 胡乱,任意,偶然的路线,过程

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