| 单词 | temporize |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['tempəraiz] |
| 解释 | v.拖延；见风使舵 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.拖延(to draw out discussions or negotiations so as to gain time) 【记】 tempor(时间)+ize→ 时间化→拖延时间 |
| 字源 | temporize (v.) "to comply with the times; to yield ostensibly to the current of opinion or circumstances," 1550s (implied in temporizer), from Middle French temporiser "to pass one's time, wait one's time" (14c.), from Medieval Latin temporizare "pass time," perhaps via Vulgar Latin *temporare "to delay," from Latin tempus (genitive temporis) "time" (see temporal). Related: Temporized; temporizing. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (为了节约时间、避免争吵或拖延决定而)拖延; 敷衍 【记】tempor时间, ize－拖延时间 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自time；temporary 临时，暂时，指应付临时暂时这段时间，为争取时间与顺应时势采取的行为：act to gain time and suit the time |
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