| 单词 | divest |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [dai'vest] |
| 解释 | v.卸下盛装；剥夺 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 (of) v. 卸下盛装(to strip)剥夺(to deprive or dispossess) 【考】 反义词：endow(赋予) 【记】 di(去掉)+vest(穿衣) →脱衣→剥夺 【同】 同根词: vested(穿着衣服的); vestment(外衣, 法衣) 【例】 They divested the king of all his power. |
| 字源 | divest (v.) 1560s, devest (modern spelling is c.1600), from Middle French devester "strip of possessions," from Old French desvestir, from des- "away" (see dis-) + vestir "to clothe" (see vest (v.)). The figurative sense of "strip of possessions" is earliest in English; reflexive sense of "to strip oneself of" is from c.1600. Economic sense (implied in divestment) is from 1955. Related: Divested; divesting. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 卸下盛装 = strip(strip dance脱衣舞), 剥夺(权利或财产) = dispossess 【记】di去掉, vest(n 背心; 内衣vt 使穿衣服; 授予)－脱衣; 剥夺 【参】vested(adj 法定的; 穿着衣服的); vestment(n 外衣; 法衣) 【反】endow(v 捐赠; 赋予) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】dis 或 de去掉 + vest 衣服 【相关】vest 内衣，穿衣服，invest 投资，授予(古时授予就是给谁穿一件袍子之类的衣服)，给穿衣服， devest=divest |
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