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Latin Dispatch Send Spanish Italian Attested Dis'pætʃ V.派遣;一下子做完;吃完;N.迅速

单词 dispatch
音标 [dis'pætʃ]
解释 v.派遣;一下子做完;吃完;n.迅速
红宝书 【英】 v.派遣 (to send off or out promptly);一下子做完、吃完(to eat up quickly);n.迅速 (promptness; haste)
【考】 反义词:leisureline ss(从容)
【记】 dis+patch (妨碍)→去掉妨碍→ 迅速完成;
【同】 参考:patch (补丁→有碍外观)
【例】 We soon dispatched the chocolate cake. /He did the job with great dispatch.
字源 dispatch (v.)
1510s, "to send off in a hurry," from a word in Spanish (despachar "expedite, hasten") or Italian (dispacciare "to dispatch"). For first element, see dis-. The exact source of the second element has been proposed as Vulgar Latin *pactare "to fasten, fix" or *pactiare, or as Latin -pedicare "to entrap" (from Latin pedica "shackle;" see impeach); and the Spanish and Italian words seem to be related to (perhaps opposites of) Old Provençal empachar "impede." See OED for full discussion. Meaning "to get rid of by killing" is attested from 1520s. Related: Dispatched; dispatching. As a noun, from 1540s, originally "dismissal;" sense of "a message sent speedily" is first attested 1580s.
不择手段背单词 v. 迅速派遣; 迅速处理(完成、分配、吃、处决); n 迅速 = promptness = haste; 急件
【记】dis离开, patch妨碍-离开妨碍-迅速处理
【参】patch(n 补丁)妨碍外观
【反】leisureliness(n 悠然; 从容)
趣味全助记 【记】patch 音:派遣;patch 补丁,修补;(微软给Windows系统)打补丁总是迅速发送,(严重漏洞总是)加急办理,以杀死漏洞及可能的病毒

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