单词 | attain |
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音标 | [ə'tein] |
解释 | v.达到,实现 |
红宝书 | 【英】 v. 达到,实现(achieve) 【记】 at+tain(拿住) →一再拿住→有成就 【同】 派生词: attainment n.完成;成就同根词:abstain(戒 除); detain(拘留) |
字源 | attain (v.) c.1300, "to succeed in reaching," from stem of Old French ataindre (11c., Modern French atteindre) "to come up to, reach, attain, endeavor, strive," from Vulgar Latin *adtangere, from Latin attingere "to touch, to arrive at," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + tangere "to touch" (see tangent (adj.)). Latin attingere had a wide range of meanings, including "to attack, to strike, to appropriate, to manage," all somehow suggested by the literal sense "to touch." Related: Attained; attaining. |
不择手段背单词 | v. 达到(经过针对性的努力, 过程或进取而成功) 【例】He attained the position of President of the Ford Motors 他终于当上了福特汽车公司的总裁. 【记】at一再, tach拿住-一再拿住-达到目标 【参】attainment (n 获得; 成就); abstain(v 禁绝, 放弃), detain(v 拘留, 阻止) |
趣味全助记 | 【记】tain 拿,获得 【相关】abstain 禁绝 放弃,attain 得到 获得,detain 拘留 延迟 阻止,maintain 维持,维修,obtain 得到,pertain 属于,有关,适合,retain 保持 保留,sustain 支撑 维持, |
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