来自Proto-Germanic*writan,撕，刮，引申词义写，划，比较scribe,carve.可能进一步来自PIE*wer,弯，转，引申词义刻，划，刮，比较PIE*sker,砍，劈，刻，写，弯，转，词源同scar,shear,scribe,carve,ring,curve.
For men use to write an evill turne in marble stone, but a good turne in the dust. [More, 1513]Words for "write" in most Indo-European languages originally mean "carve, scratch, cut" (such as Latin scribere, Greek graphein, glyphein, Sanskrit rikh-); a few originally meant "paint" (Gothic meljan, Old Church Slavonic pisati, and most of the modern Slavic cognates). To write (something) off (1680s) originally was from accounting; figurative sense is recorded from 1889. Write-in "unlisted candidate" is recorded from 1932.
(informal)be very mediocre or unexceptional
(非正式)不值得大书特书的；不十分好的，平庸的
(informal)used to convey that the presence of a particular quality or feeling is clearly revealed by a person's expression
(非正式)全写在某人的脸上
guilt was written all over his face.
愧疚全写在他的脸上。
guilt was written all over his face.
愧疚全写在他的脸上。
(N. Amer. informal)used to convey that there is or was nothing more to be said about a matter
(北美，非正式)全都写上了；没有其他要说的
we were arguing about who should pay the bill, but he pulled out a couple of hundreds and that's all she wrote.
我们正在争论谁该付账，但他掏出了两三张百元大钞，她也就没什么可说的了。
reduce the nominal value of stock or goods
降低…的账面价值
(chiefly US)(when voting) add the name of someone not on the original list of candidates and vote for them
(主美)在（选票上）加写（非原定候选人）的名字；投（非原定候选人）的票
(write someone/thing off)dismiss someone or something as insignificant
把…看得无关紧要
they were written off as a bunch of no-hopers.
他们作为一群没有希望的人而不被重视。
cancel the record of a bad debt; acknowledge the loss of or failure to recover an asset
勾销（不良债务等）；承认损失（资产）
he urged the banks to write off debt owed by poorer countries.
他催促银行勾销穷国所欠的债务。
write a full or formal account of something
详细记叙；正式报道
I was too tired to write up my notes.
我太累了，无法详细地记笔记。
To set down in writing.
写下：用文字的方式记下
To reduce in rank, value, or price.
贬低、降价：减低级别、贬低价值或价格
To disparage in writing.
写文章贬损
To write in a conspicuously simple or condescending style
浅显地写：以浅显或谦逊的风格写
felt he had to write down to his students.
感觉到他必须写得浅显学生才能看懂
To cast a vote by inserting (a name not listed on a ballot).
投票给：通过插入（候选名单上未列出的名字）来投票
To insert in a text or document
加写于正文或文件中
wrote in an apology at the end of the note.
在纸条末尾加上一句道歉的话
To communicate with an organization by mail
以书信联络：与某个组织以邮件通讯的方式交往
write in with a completed entry form.
写信并附上填好的申请表
To reduce to zero the book value of (an asset that has become worthless).
折价：把（已变得无价值的资产的）帐面价值减低为零
To cancel from accounts as a loss.
勾销：作为亏损从帐目上勾销
To consider as a loss or failure
视为损失或失败
wrote off the rainy first day of the vacation.
假期第一天就下雨真扫兴
To express or compose in writing
写出，作曲：以书面表达或创作
write out a request.
写出一项要求
To write in full or expanded form
完全写出：写出全称或完整的形式
All abbreviations are to be written out.
所有的缩写都要完整地写出来
To write a report or description of, as for publication.
报导：如为公布、出版而写报告或描写
To bring (a journal, for example) up to date.
写日志：把（如，日志）等补写到最近的日期
To overstate the value of (assets).
对资产高估：过高估评（一笔资产）的价值
To report (someone) in writing, as for breaking the law
（写传票）告发：写传票告发（某人）违反法规
wrote him up for speeding.
写传票告他超速
To set one's own terms or course of action entirely according to one's own needs or wishes
自订计划，自行决定：按照某人自己的需求或愿望决定做事、行动的步骤和计划
an open-ended and generous scholarship that lets recipients write their own ticket.
让受领者自行决定的无限额且大笔的奖学金
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