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cater v.迎合；提供饮食及服务 cater (v.) "provide food for," c.1600, from Middle English catour (n.) "buyer of provisions" (c.1400; late 13c. as a surname), a shortening of Anglo-French achatour "buyer" (Old North French acatour, Old French achatour, 13c., Modern French acheteur), from Old French achater "to buy," originally "to buy provisions," perhaps from Vulgar Latin *accaptare, from Latin ad- "to" + captare "to take, hold," frequentative of capere "to take" (see capable).Or else from Vulgar Latin *accapitare "to add to one's capital," with second element from verbal stem of Latin caput (genitive capitis); see capital (adj.). Figuratively from 1650s. Related: Catered; catering. 【记】源自cate 美食；cat + er, 养猫者,养猫最难伺候,给吃给喝最好的,要啥给啥；canteen 餐厅 发音也是餐厅

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['keitə] 【英】 v. 迎合(cater to)提供饮食及服务(prov ide food and services)【例】 cater for a party v. (与to连用)迎合(照顾别人的需求或需要); 提供(饮食及娱乐服务)【例】She catered to my every need 她满足了我的一切需要.【记】cat猫, er拼: 耳. 猫耳朵是一种北京小吃, 但是迎合了很多人的胃口.

单词	cater
音标	['keitə]
解释	v.迎合；提供饮食及服务
红宝书	【英】 v. 迎合(cater to)提供饮食及服务(prov ide food and services) 【例】 cater for a party
字源	cater (v.) "provide food for," c.1600, from Middle English catour (n.) "buyer of provisions" (c.1400; late 13c. as a surname), a shortening of Anglo-French achatour "buyer" (Old North French acatour, Old French achatour, 13c., Modern French acheteur), from Old French achater "to buy," originally "to buy provisions," perhaps from Vulgar Latin accaptare, from Latin ad- "to" + captare "to take, hold," frequentative of capere "to take" (see capable). Or else from Vulgar Latin accapitare "to add to one's capital," with second element from verbal stem of Latin caput (genitive capitis); see capital (adj.). Figuratively from 1650s. Related: Catered; catering.
不择手段背单词	v. (与to连用)迎合(照顾别人的需求或需要); 提供(饮食及娱乐服务) 【例】She catered to my every need 她满足了我的一切需要. 【记】cat猫, er拼: 耳. 猫耳朵是一种北京小吃, 但是迎合了很多人的胃口.
趣味全助记	【记】源自cate 美食；cat + er, 养猫者,养猫最难伺候,给吃给喝最好的,要啥给啥；canteen 餐厅发音也是餐厅

French Latin Cater V Food Vulgar Keitə V.迎合；提供饮食及服务