| 单词 | chasten |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['tʃeisn] |
| 解释 | v. (通过惩罚而使坏习惯等)改正；磨炼 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. (通过惩罚而使坏习惯 等)改正，磨练 (to punish in order to correct or make better) 【记】 来自chaste(纯洁的)+ en→使人纯洁 【例】 She chastened her friend for being rude. |
| 字源 | chasten (v.) 1520s, with -en (1) + the word it replaced, obsolete verb chaste "to correct (someone's) behavior" (Middle English chastien, c.1200), from Old French chastiier "to punish" (see chastise). Related: Chastened; chastening. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 磨练; 斥责(通过惩罚和磨练而使坏习惯改正) 【记】chaste(adj 贞节的), n象山洞: 一老女子躲在山洞里磨练童贞, 这不是自己跟自己过不去吗? ! |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】chaste + en 使，使变得贞洁，用惩罚或责备使改正(教育淑女的就这样，否则容易沉沦) |
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