| 单词 | escort |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [is'kɔ:t] |
| 解释 | v. 护送；n. 护送者 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 护送(accompany to protect or show honor or courtesy) 【例】 May I escort you to the dance? |
| 字源 | escort (n.) 1570s, in military sense, from Middle French escorte (16c.), from Italian scorta, literally "a guiding," from scorgere "to guide," from Vulgar Latin *excorrigere, from ex- "out" (see ex-) + corrigere "set right" (see correct). The sense of "person accompanying another to a social occasion" is 1936. escort (v.) 1708, from escort (n.); social sense is from 1890. Related: Escorted; escorting. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 护送; 护航; n 护送者(陪同、引领、保护或表示尊敬的人); 护花使者(陪伴女子赴宴会的男人); 护航舰 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】scout 是侦察机(舰，兵)，escort 是护航机(舰，兵) 侦察机也护航；boy scout 童子军；as +courtesy 出于礼貌→护送女士 |
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