英汉词典

errand 基本解释

• n. 使命；差事；差使

errand 词态变化

errand 中文词源

来自PIE*ei, 走，离开。其现在分词ion, 过去分词it, 词源同exit, itinerary, 该词来自其拉丁语现在主动不完全格ire.

errand 英文词源

errand

errand: [OE] Despite the passing similarity, errand has no etymological connection with err and error. It comes from a prehistoric Germanic *ǣrundjam, which meant ‘message’ – a sense which in fact survived in English until as recently as the 18th century (Miles Coverdale, for example, in his 1535 translation of 1 Samuel 11:5 wrote ‘So they told him the errand of the men of Jabesh’ – where the Authorized Version has ‘tidings’).

The main modern meaning, ‘task one goes to perform’, developed in the 13th century (in American English it has latterly gained specific connotations of ‘shopping’). The source of the Germanic word is not known, but it is no doubt related to Swedish ärende and Danish ærinde ‘errand, message, business’.

errand (n.)

Old English ærende "message, mission; answer, news, tidings," a common Germanic word (cognates: Old Saxon arundi, Old Norse erendi, Danish ærende, Swedish ärende, Old Frisian erende, Old High German arunti "message"), which is of uncertain origin. Compare Old English ar "messenger, servant, herald." Originally of important missions; meaning "short, simple journey and task" is attested by 1640s. Related: Errands. In Old English, ærendgast was "angel," ærendraca was "ambassador."

errand 英文释义

1. a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

errand 双语例句

1. She went off on some errand.

她办事去了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He sent me on a fool's errand .

他派我去干白费力的事。

来自《权威词典》

3. Unable to get about, she sent Joy on one errand after another.

她自己动不了窝,便派小福子一趟八趟的去买东西.

来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

4. She had a more urgent errand.

她有一个更加紧急的差事要办。

来自辞典例句

5. His errand - running capacity also improved.

他做家务事的能力也有所提高.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

errand 实用场景例句

He often runs errands for his grandmother.

他经常给他的祖母跑腿儿。

牛津词典

Her boss sent her on an errand into town.

老板派她进城办事去了。

牛津词典

She was forever running errands for her housebound grandmother...

她总是在为她不方便外出的祖母跑前跑后。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Frank drifted into running dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.

弗兰克开始为当地一个下流的恶人跑腿做坏事。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She had a more urgent errand.

她有一个更加紧急的差事要办。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She went off on some errand...

她办事去了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Send a wise man on errand. and say nothing to him.

派遣智者去出差. 不须反复作交待.

期刊摘选

Passepartout went on his errand enchanted.

路路通当时就很高兴地去了.

期刊摘选

The boy quickly went on an errand with money clasped in his hands.

男孩手里握着钱快速地跑出去买东西.

辞典例句

It was a fool's errand and there wasn't any gold to be found.

这是徒劳的工作,根本找不到黄金.

期刊摘选

How could you make an intelligent student do such an errand?

你怎么能让一个天才学生去做这种差事?

电影对白

But Brasi had come on the usual errand.

但是,布拉西这次倒是为了完成一项正常任务.

教父部分

This is the errand of the eye Out upon the Bay.

是港湾外的眼必须探询的任务.

期刊摘选

While he was hurrying off on his honest errand, what was she doing?

他抓紧时间做老实事的时候, 她做什么 呢 ?

英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡

Sue: I had to 1 run an errand. How was your first class with Herbert?

苏: 我得去办点事. 你跟赫伯特的第一堂课上得 如何 ?

期刊摘选

But too many people are easily sidetracked by the laundry, their kids, a quick errand.

但是有很多人会因为洗衣服 、 孩子和突发状况不能集中精神.

期刊摘选

The nature of her errand he could not divine.

对于她为何而来,他无法推测.

辞典例句

He ran an errand for me.

他替我出了一次差.

口语例句

Their strange errand an excitement among the people, which penetrated to the palace of King Herod.

他们奇特的目的惊动了全城的人; 这风声也传入了希律王的宫中.

期刊摘选

Unable to get about, she sent Joy on one errand after another.

她自己动不了窝,便派小福子一趟八趟的去买东西.

汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

Towards her mother, too, Pearl's errand as a messenger of anguish was fulfilled.

珠儿作为痛苦使者的角色,对她母亲来说, 也彻底完成了.

英汉文学 - 红字

I want'ee to go on an errand for me.

俺要你去给俺送个信儿.

辞典例句

The businessment started out as an errand boy at the age of 14 in a firm.

这位大企业家从14岁时起就在一家商行里当听差.

期刊摘选

Within Let me come in, and you shall know my errand; I come from Lady Juliet.

(在内)我进来, 你就可以知道我的来意; 我是从朱丽叶小姐那里来的.

期刊摘选

Will you mind waiting just a few minutes till I finish my errand in this store?

我在这商店办点事,你能等我一会儿 吗 ?

英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

I went for an interview yesterday, but a fool's errand. The job had already been filled.

我昨天去应徵工作, 可是白费工夫,因为已经有人录取了.

期刊摘选

Many believed this was a fool's errand.

许多人认为这是徒劳的.

期刊摘选

She would interrupt the applicant and wheel across the floor on some imaginary errand.

她会打断申请者的谈话,装出有事要做的样子,坐着轮椅穿过房间.

辞典例句

Can you fill in for me for a few minutes? I have to run an errand.

你能代替我几分钟 吗 ?我必须去办点事.

辞典例句

He had been such a long time already on his errand that he dismissed the thought.

他在路上已经耽搁太久,不得不打消了这个念头.

辞典例句