| 单词 | wean |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [wi:n] |
| 解释 | v.(孩子)断奶;戒掉 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.(孩子)断奶; 戒掉(to free from a unwholesome habit or interest) 【例】 Wean young people from hooliganism,(使年轻 人戒除流氓习气) |
| 字源 | wean (v.) Old English wenian "to accustom, habituate," from Proto-Germanic *wanjan (cognates: Old Norse venja, Dutch wennen, Old High German giwennan, German gewöhnen "to accustom"), from PIE *won-eyo-, from root *wen- (1) "to desire, strive for." The sense of "accustom a child to not suckling from the breast" in Old English was generally expressed by gewenian or awenian, which has a sense of "unaccustom" (compare German abgewöhnen, entwöhnen "to wean," literally "to unaccustom"). The prefix subsequently wore off. Figurative extension to any pursuit or habit is from 1520s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 使(孩子)断奶; 使戒掉(根深蒂固的东西) 【记】wean后容易weak. |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音:餵奶,实际上是断奶,让小孩吃其他的东西,如喂酸奶等 |
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