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Wont English N Dwell Content German Wəunt 习惯,习俗

单词 wont
音标 [wəunt]
解释 n. 习惯,习俗
红宝书 【英】 n.习惯,习俗(person' s habit or custom; habitual procedure)
【记】 unwonted(不习惯的)
字源 wont (adj.)
"accustomed," Middle English contraction of Old English wunod, past participle of wunian "to dwell, inhabit, exist; be accustomed, be used to," from Proto-Germanic *wunen "to be content, to rejoice" (cognates: Old Saxon wunon, Old Frisian wonia "to dwell, remain, be used to," Old High German wonen, German wohnen "to dwell;" related to Old English winnan, gewinnan "to win" (see win (v.)) and to wean; from PIE *wen- (1) "strive for, desire." The original meaning of the Germanic verbs was "be content, rejoice."
wont (n.)
"habitual usage, custom," c.1400, from wont, adjective and verb.
不择手段背单词 n. 习惯; 习俗
【记】want东西是一种wont
【参】unwonted(adj 不习惯的)
趣味全助记 【记】won't 不愿意的,其反义是愿意,成了习俗;went 去,去了好多次了,成了习惯

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