英汉词典

interest 基本解释

• n. 兴趣，爱好；利息；趣味；同行
• vt. 使……感兴趣；引起……的关心；使……参与

interest 词态变化

interest 中文词源

来自拉丁语interesse,关心，关切，来自inter-,在内，在中间，相互，-esse,存在，是，词源同is,essence,entity.即内在的利益，兴趣等。后用于经济学指利息，以与高利贷(usury)相区别。

interest 英文词源

interest

interest: [15] The Latin verb interesse meant literally ‘be between’ (it was a compound of inter ‘between’ and esse ‘be’). It was used metaphorically for ‘be of concern, be important, matter’, and appears to have been borrowed into Anglo-Norman as a noun, meaning ‘what one has a legal concern in or share of’. English took this over in the 14th century as interesse, but it gradually changed over the next hundred years or so into interest, mainly due to the influence of Old French interest ‘damage’, which came from the third person present singular form of the Latin verb.

The main modern sense ‘curiosity’ developed towards the end of the 18th century.

interest (n.)

mid-15c., "legal claim or right; concern; benefit, advantage;" earlier interesse (late 14c.), from Anglo-French interesse "what one has a legal concern in," from Medieval Latin interesse "compensation for loss," noun use of Latin interresse "to concern, make a difference, be of importance," literally "to be between," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + esse "to be" (see essence).

Compare German Interesse, from the same Medieval Latin source. Form in English influenced 15c. by French interest "damage," from Latin interest "it is of importance, it makes a difference," third person singular present of interresse. Financial sense of "money paid for the use of money lent" (1520s) earlier was distinguished from usury (illegal under Church law) by being in reference to "compensation due from a defaulting debtor." Meaning "curiosity" is first attested 1771. Interest group is attested from 1907; interest rate by 1868.

interest (v.)

"to cause to be interested," c. 1600, earlier interesse (1560s), from the noun (see interest (n.)). Perhaps also from or influenced by interess'd, past participle of interesse.

interest 词组搭配

interest 英文释义

1. a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something;

"an interest in music"

2. the power of attracting or holding one's interest (because it is unusual or exciting etc.);

"they said nothing of great interest"

"primary colors can add interest to a room"

3. a reason for wanting something done;

"for your sake"

"died for the sake of his country"

"in the interest of safety"

"in the common interest"

4. a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed;

"how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"

5. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly);

"sailing is her favorite pastime"

"his main pastime is gambling"

"he counts reading among his interests"

"they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"

6. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something;

"they have interests all over the world"

"a stake in the company's future"

7. (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims;

"the iron interests stepped up production"

interest 同义词解析

advantage, benefit, interest, favour, profit, gain

这些名词均有"利益，好处"之意。

advantage：指因某方面占优势或利用某机会以及对方弱点而获得利益与好处。

benefit：普通用词，指通过正当手段从物质或精神方面得到的任何好处或利益。

interest：作"利益"解时，多用复数形式，既可指集团、群体的利益，又可指个人的利益。

favour：指在竞争中获得的advantage,也可指在狭隘的个人利益。

profit：着重收益，尤指从物质、钱财等方面获得的利益。

gain：指获得的物质利益，也暗示不损坏他人利益而得的无形好处。

amuse, entertain, interest, please

这些动词均含有"使人娱乐，消遣"之意。

amuse：指使人通过注意某些有趣或悦人的事物而消遣，着重使人愉快的效果。

entertain：指通过给他人快乐感的消遣活动，使自己或他人从单调中解脱出来。

interest：普通用词，指出于任何原因使人兴奋或对某事物保持好奇心或注意力，侧重引起兴趣或注意。

please：多指愿望、兴趣得到满足后产生的强烈满意情绪。

interest 双语例句

1. We have the interest of 500,000 customers to think of.

我们得为50万名顾客的利益着想。

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2. Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence.

利率有望早日下调，从而增强了人们的信心。

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3. Interest rates would come down as the recovery gathered pace.

随着复苏的加速，利率会降下来。

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4. The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.

政府维持高利率的做法是正确的。

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5. If raging inflation returns, then interest rates will shoot up.

如果再发生严重的通货膨胀，那么利率就会迅速上调。

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interest 实用场景例句

to feel/have/show/express (an) interest in sth

对…感到 / 表现出 / 表示关注

牛津词典

Do your parents take an interest in your friends?

你的父母有兴趣了解你的朋友吗？

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By that time I had lost (all) interest in the idea.

那时我已经对此想法（完全）失去兴趣了。

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I watched with interest .

我兴致勃勃地看着。

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As a matter of interest , (= I'd like to know) what time did the party finish?

我想知道，晚会是什么时间结束的？

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Just out of interest , how much did it cost?

我只是好奇问问，这个花了你多少钱？

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There are many places of interest near the city.

这座城市附近有许多有意思的地方。

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The subject is of no interest to me at all.

我对此课题一点也不感兴趣。

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These plants will add interest to your garden in winter.

这些植物在冬季会给你的花园增添胜景。

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Her main interests are music and tennis.

她的主要爱好是音乐和网球。

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He was a man of wide interests outside his work.

他是个有广泛业余爱好的人。

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There has been a lively interest in the elections in the last two weeks...

近两周来选举受到了热烈关注。

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His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted...

他的父母设法打消他对音乐的兴趣,但他始终坚持。

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Encourage your child in her interests and hobbies even if they're things that you know little about...

要鼓励孩子的兴趣爱好，即使你对它们所知甚少。

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He developed a wide range of sporting interests as a pupil at Millfield.

他在米尔菲尔德私立学校上学的时候培养了广泛的运动爱好。

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That passage interested me because it seems to parallel very closely what you're doing in the novel...

那一段引起了我的关注，因为它似乎与你在小说里所采用的手法非常相似。

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It may interest you to know that Miss Woods, the housekeeper, witnessed the attack.

您或许会有兴趣知道管家伍兹小姐目击了袭击过程。

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In the meantime I can't interest you in a new car, I suppose?...

那么我想这时候我不能说服您买辆新车了？

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The group wasn't able to interest them in reproducing literature specifically for women.

这个团体没能说服他们再版专门面向女性的文学作品。

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Did those directors act in the best interests of their club?...

那些董事行事时是以他们俱乐部的最大利益为出发点吗？

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The social worker would try to get her to see she was acting against the boy's interests.

这位社会工作者会设法让她明白她这么做对这个男孩没有好处。

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The government accused unnamed 'foreign interests' of inciting the trouble...

政府不指名地谴责“外国利益集团”煽动骚乱。

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He resigned as finance minister only weeks before the election and stood against big-business interests.

他在大选到来仅几周前辞去了财政部长职务,并抵制大公司利益集团。

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Her other business interests include a theme park in Scandinavia and hotels in the West Country.

她其他的公司股权包括斯堪的纳维亚的一个主题游乐园和英格兰西南部的几家酒店。

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...the Hatch family, who controlled large dairy interests...

掌控大量奶业股权的哈奇家族

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The West has an interest in promoting democratic forces in Eastern Europe...

东欧民主力量的发展与西方国家利害攸关。

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Domestic consumers of petroleum products have an interest in a secure source of petroleum products.

石油产品的国内消费者希望其来源能够获得保障。

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Does your current account pay interest?...

你的活期账户有利息吗？

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This is an important step toward lower interest rates.

这是向较低利率迈出的重要一步。

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...a call for all businessmen to work together in the interests of national stability.

呼吁所有商人为了国家稳定而团结协作

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