英汉词典

set 基本解释

• n. [数] 集合；一套；布景；[机] 装置
• vt. 树立；点燃；点缀；
• vi. (日,月)落沉；凝固；结果
• adj. 固定的；规定的；固执的
• n. (Set)人名；(瑞典)塞特；(俄)谢特

set 词态变化

set 中文词源

来自古英语 settan,使坐下，放置，建造，来自 Proto-Germanic*satjan,使坐下，来自 PIE*sed, 坐下，词源同 sit,session.引申诸相关词义。

来自古法语 sette,顺序，次序，来自拉丁语 secta,追随，组织，过去分词格于 sequi,跟随，追 随，词源同 sect,sequence. 字母 c 脱落，比较 saint,sanctify.引申词义集中的东西，一套，一

set 英文词源

set

set: English has two words set. The verb [OE] is simply the causative version of sit. That is to say, etymologically it means ‘cause to sit’. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *satjan (source also of German setzen, Dutch zetten, Swedish sätta, and Danish sætte), which was a causative variant of *setjan, ancestor of English sit. Set ‘group’ [14] is essentially the same word as sect.

It comes via Old French sette from Latin secta, source of English sect. It originally meant strictly a ‘group of people’, and its far broader modern application, which emerged in the 16th century, is no doubt due to association with the verb set and the notion of ‘setting’ things together.
=> sit; sect

set (v.)

Old English settan (transitive) "cause to sit, put in some place, fix firmly; build, found; appoint, assign," from Proto-Germanic *(bi)satjan "to cause to sit, set" (cognates: Old Norse setja, Swedish sätta, Old Saxon settian, Old Frisian setta, Dutch zetten, German setzen, Gothic satjan), causative form of PIE *sod-, variant of *sed- (1) "to sit" (see sit (v.)). Also see set (n.2).

Intransitive sense from c. 1200, "be seated." Used in many disparate senses by Middle English; sense of "make or cause to do, act, or be; start" and that of "mount a gemstone" attested by mid-13c. Confused with sit since early 14c. Of the sun, moon, etc., "to go down," recorded from c. 1300, perhaps from similar use of the cognates in Scandinavian languages. To set (something) on "incite to attack" (c. 1300) originally was in reference to hounds and game.

set (adj.)

"fixed," c. 1200, sett, past participle of setten "to set" (see set (v.)). Meaning "ready, prepared" first recorded 1844.

set (n.1)

"collection of things," mid-15c., from Old French sette "sequence," variant of secte "religious community," from Medieval Latin secta "retinue," from Latin secta "a following" (see sect). "[I]n subsequent developments of meaning influenced by SET v.1 and apprehended as equivalent to 'number set together'" [OED]. The noun set was in Middle English, but only in the sense of "religious sect" (late 14c.), which likely is the direct source of some modern meanings, such as "group of persons with shared status, habits, etc." (1680s).

Meaning "complete collection of pieces" is from 1680s. Meaning "group of pieces musicians perform at a club during 45 minutes" (more or less) is from c. 1925, though it is found in a similar sense in 1580s. Set piece is from 1846 as "grouping of people in a work of visual art;" from 1932 in reference to literary works.

set (n.2)

"act of setting; condition of being set" (of a heavenly body), mid-14c., from set (v.) or its identical past participle. Many disparate senses collect under this word because of the far-flung meanings assigned to the verb:

"Action of hardening," 1837; also "manner or position in which something is set" (1530s), hence "general movement, direction, tendency" (1560s); "build, form" (1610s), hence "bearing, carriage" (1855); "action of fixing the hair in a particular style" (1933).

"Something that has been set" (1510s), hence the use in tennis (1570s) and the theatrical meaning "scenery for an individual scene in a play, etc.," recorded from 1859. Other meanings OED groups under "miscellaneous technical senses" include "piece of electrical apparatus" (1891, first in telegraphy); "burrow of a badger" (1898). Old English had set "seat," in plural "camp; stable," but OED finds it "doubtful whether this survived beyond OE." Compare set (n.1).

Set (n.1) and set (n.2) are not always distinguished in dictionaries; OED has them as two entries, Century Dictionary as one. The difference of opinion seems to be whether the set meaning "group, grouping" (here (n.2)) is a borrowing of the unrelated French word that sounds like the native English one, or a borrowing of the sense only, which was absorbed into the English word.

Set

Egyptian god, from Greek Seth, from Egyptian Setesh.

set 词组搭配

set 英文释义

1. a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used;

"a set of books"

"a set of golf clubs"

"a set of teeth"

2. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols;

"the set of prime numbers is infinite"

3. several exercises intended to be done in series;

"he did four sets of the incline bench press"

4. representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production;

"the sets were meticulously authentic"

5. an unofficial association of people or groups;

"the smart set goes there"

"they were an angry lot"

6. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way;

"the set of his mind was obvious"

7. the act of putting something in position;

"he gave a final set to his hat"

8. a unit of play in tennis or squash;

"they played two sets of tennis after dinner"

9. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization;

"the hardening of concrete"

"he tested the set of the glue"

10. the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon;

"before the set of sun"

11. (psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a particular way;

"the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"

"his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"

12. any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals;

"the early sets ran on storage batteries"

set 同义词解析

lay, place, put, set

这些动词均有"放"之意。

lay： 指小心地把人或物平放或横放，侧重动作安稳。

place： 较正式用词，指把某物放在一个正确的位置上，侧重动作的正确。

put： 普通用词，含义较广泛。指把人或物置于某处，并将其留在该处。

set： 普通用词，指为了某种目的而将人或物放在一定位置上。指物是多指立着放。

set 双语例句

1. We post up a set of rules for the house.

我们张贴了一份房屋生活守则。

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2. Place the omelette under a gentle grill until the top is set.

将煎蛋饼放在烤架下用文火烘烤，直到表面凝固。

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3. She conceded just three points on her service during the first set.

她在第一盘自己的发球局仅失了3分。

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4. Fire may have breached the cargo tanks and set the oil ablaze.

大火当时有可能把货船上的油罐烧漏了，从而引燃原油。

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5. The security zone was set up to prevent guerrilla infiltrations.

设立了安全区以防止游击队员的渗入。

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set 实用场景例句

There must be one set of laws for the whole of the country...

整个国家必须要有一套统一的法律。

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I might need a spare set of clothes...

我可能需要一套备用的衣服。

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Graf was leading 5-1 in the first set.

格拉芙第一盘以 5 比 1 领先。

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The band continued with their set after a short break...

短暂的休息后，乐队继续演奏他们的曲目。

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He plays a solo acoustic set.

他伴着原声乐器独唱了一组歌曲。

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He belonged to what the press called 'The Chelsea Set'.

他属于媒体所称的“切尔西圈子”里的人。

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From the first moment he got on the set, he wanted to be a director too...

自从进入摄影棚的第一刻起，他就希望自己也能成为一名导演。

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...his stage sets for the Folies Bergeres.

他为牧女游乐园剧院设计的舞台布景

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Matt looked at Hugh and saw the stubbornness in the set of his shoulders...

马特看着休，从他坚挺的肩膀中看出了他的倔强。

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Artist Richard Stone has captured in her eyes and the set of her face her steely determination.

画家理查德·斯通在她的眼神和面部表情中捕捉到了她的坚毅和决绝。

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Children spend so much time in front of the television set...

孩子们花在看电视上的时间太多了。

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We got our first set — black and white — in 1963.

1963 年我们买了我们的第一台电视机——黑白的。

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He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor...

他从她手中拿过箱子，将它小心地放在地板上。

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When he set his glass down he spilled a little drink.

他把杯子放下时，饮料溅出来一点。

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The castle is set in 25 acres of beautiful grounds...

这座城堡坐落于一片方圆 25 英亩、风景秀丽的土地上。

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Quiberon is set on an eight-mile peninsula.

基伯龙位于一个 8 英里大小的半岛上。

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The man unlocked a gate set in a high wall and let me through...

那名男子打开了高墙中一面大门上的锁让我进去。

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Set into an alcove under the side deck is a tiny wash basin.

舷边甲板下面的一个凹处放了一个小小的洗脸盆。

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Set the kitchen timer going...

让厨房计时器开始计时。

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A phrase from the conference floor set my mind wandering...

会上发言者的一句话让我思绪飘远。

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Set the volume as high as possible...

将音量尽量调大。

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I forgot to set my alarm and I overslept.

我忘了定闹钟,结果睡过了头。

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The conference chairman has set a deadline of noon tomorrow...

会议主席将明天中午定为截止日期。

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A date will be set for a future meeting...

将会确定将来会议的时间。

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She sets a high value on autonomy...

她对自主权看得很重。

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If you set no value on being a woman yourself, how can you expect others to?

如果你自己都认为做女人一文不值，又怎么能期望别人尊重你呢？

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Legal experts said her case would not set a precedent because it was an out-of-court settlement...

法律专家说她的案子不会成为判例，因为它是庭外和解的。

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A new world marathon record of 2 hrs, 8 min, 5 sec, was set by Stephen Jones of Great Britain...

英国的斯蒂芬·琼斯创造了新的马拉松世界纪录—— 2 小时 8 分零 5 秒。

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I have to plan my academic work very rigidly and set myself clear objectives...

我必须严格地规划我的学业，同时给自己定下明确的目标。

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We will train you first before we set you a task...

我们在给你分派任务之前会先对你进行培训。

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