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Impeach Latin V Late French Im'pi:Tʃ V.指责;弹劾 英

单词 impeach
音标 [im'pi:tʃ]
解释 v.指责;弹劾
红宝书 【英】 v. 指摘(to challenge or discredit; accuse);
【记】 im(进入)+peach(告发 )→告发,指摘;注意 :peach 作为'桃子'一意大家 都知道
【同】 派生词: impeachment(n.弹劾 ,控告)
【例】 In 1868, The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Johnson.
字源 impeach (v.)
late 14c., "to impede, hinder, prevent," from Anglo-French empecher, Old French empeechier "hinder" (12c., Modern French empêcher), from Late Latin impedicare "to fetter, catch, entangle," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + Latin pedica "shackle," from pes (genitive pedis) "foot." Sense of "accuse a public officer of misconduct" first recorded 1560s, perhaps via confusion with Latin impetere "attack, accuse." Related: Impeached; impeaching.
不择手段背单词 v. 控告, 告发 = accuse; 弹劾(指控官员在职期间有不正当行为); 怀疑...的合法性
【记】peach(n 桃子vt 告发)peach原指桃子, 后来因为猴子吃了桃子后就会透露它所知道的信息, 所以有了告发的意思.
【参】impeachment(n 弹劾, 控告; 怀疑)
趣味全助记 【记】im不好 + pinch 捏,掐→不好的掐→弹劾;im + peach 桃→用桃色新闻弹劾
【相关】peach 桃子, 桃树, 桃色, 告发,告密

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