| 单词 | mend |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [mend] |
| 解释 | v.修改，改进 |
| 红宝书 | 无 |
| 字源 | mend (v.) c.1200, "to repair," from a shortened form of Old French amender (see amend). Meaning "to put right, atone for, amend (one's life), repent" is from c.1300; that of "to regain health" is from early 15c. Related: Mended; mending. mend (n.) early 14c., "recompense, reparation," from mend (v.). Meaning "act of mending; a repaired hole or rip in fabric" is from 1888. Phrase on the mend attested from 1802. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 改进; v 改进 【参】mendicant(adj 乞丐的; n 乞丐)总是修补衣服; menial(adj 仆人的; n 仆人) 【反】rend(v 撕碎) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】同amend 修改；recommend 最值得推荐的精神是有错就改，人非圣贤，孰能无过？最值得推荐的是以后不再犯，有错则改 |
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