英汉词典

word 基本解释

• n. [语] 单词；话语；消息；诺言；命令
• vt. 用言辞表达
• n. (Word)人名；(英)沃德

word 词态变化

word 中文词源

来自PIE*were,说，词源同verb,proverb.

word 英文词源

word

word: [OE] Word and verb are closely related. Both go back ultimately to the Indo-European base *wer- ‘speak, say’, which also produced Greek rhétōr ‘public speaker’ (source of English rhetoric), Latvian vārds ‘word’, and Lithuanian vardas ‘name’. Its prehistoric Germanic descendant was *wordam, which has given German wort, Dutch woord, Swedish and Danish ord, and English word.
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word (n.)

Old English word "speech, talk, utterance, sentence, statement, news, report, word," from Proto-Germanic *wurdan (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian word, Dutch woord, Old High German, German wort, Old Norse orð, Gothic waurd), from PIE *were- (3) "speak, say" (see verb).

The meaning "promise" was in Old English, as was the theological sense. In the plural, the meaning "verbal altercation" (as in to have words with someone) dates from mid-15c. Word processor first recorded 1971; word processing is from 1972; word wrap is from 1977. A word to the wise is from Latin phrase verbum sapienti satis est "a word to the wise is enough." Word-for-word is late 14c. Word of mouth is recorded from 1550s.

It is dangerous to leave written that which is badly written. A chance word, upon paper, may destroy the world. Watch carefully and erase, while the power is still yours, I say to myself, for all that is put down, once it escapes, may rot its way into a thousand minds, the corn become a black smut, and all libraries, of necessity, be burned to the ground as a consequence. [William Carlos Williams, "Paterson"]

word (v.)

c. 1200, "to utter;" 1610s, "put into words," from word (n.). Related: Worded; wording.

word 词组搭配

word 英文释义

1. a unit of language that native speakers can identify;

"words are the blocks from which sentences are made"

"he hardly said ten words all morning"

2. a brief statement;

"he didn't say a word about it"

3. new information about specific and timely events;

"they awaited news of the outcome"

4. a promise;

"he gave his word"

5. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group;

"he forgot the password"

6. an exchange of views on some topic;

"we had a good discussion"

"we had a word or two about it"

7. a verbal command for action;

"when I give the word, charge!"

8. a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory;

"large computers use words up to 64 bits long"

word 同义词解析

word, vocabulary, language, term, lexicon

这些名词均有"文字，词，语言"之意。

word： 普通用词，指语言的最小单位的单词、字，也可指话、整句话或一段话。

vocabulary： 集合名词，指词汇、语汇或词汇量。

language： 普通用词，指国家、民族或种族内部使用，已经系统化的语言。

term： 指有特定意义的词，词语或术语。

lexicon： 指某种语言、某人或某一知识领域的全部词汇。

word 双语例句

1. His voice was harsh as he enunciated each word carefully.

他一字一顿，听上去很生硬。

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2. Friends passed the word that the miners wanted to see him.

朋友们传话说矿工们想见他。

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3. The final word will still come from the Secretary of State.

最后仍然要由国务卿来定夺。

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4. The spa is the last word in luxury and efficiency.

这家矿泉疗养浴场极尽奢华，功效极高。

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5. Well, I'll take your word for it then, love.

唔，那我就信你吧，亲爱的。

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word 实用场景例句

The words stood out clearly on the page...

那些字赫然写在纸上。

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The word 'ginseng' comes from the Chinese word 'ren-shen'.

ginseng 这个词来自汉语的“人参”。

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I was devastated when her words came true...

她的话应验了，我伤心欲绝。

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The words of the young woman doctor echoed in his ears...

那位年轻女医生的话在他耳畔回响。

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Can you hear the words on the album?

你听得清这张专辑中的歌词吗？

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I think it's time you had a word with him...

我觉得你该跟他谈谈了。

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James, could I have a quiet word?...

詹姆斯，我能和你私下说几句吗？

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A word of warning. Don't stick too precisely to what it says in the book...

提醒一句：不要过于迷信书上的话。

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May I also say a word of thanks to all the people who sent letters.

请允许我也向所有来信的人表示感谢。

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I can't understand a word she says...

她说的我一点儿也不懂。

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I bet he doesn't remember a single word...

我敢说他一个字都不记得。

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There is no word from the authorities on the reported attack...

所报道的袭击事件没有得到当局的证实。

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Word has been spreading fast of the incidents on the streets...

有关街头骚乱的消息迅速传播开来。

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...an adult who gave his word the boy would be supervised...

一位承诺监护这个男孩的成年男子

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He simply cannot be trusted to keep his word.

根本不能相信他会信守诺言。

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I want nothing said about this until I give the word.

没有我的命令，不准议论这件事。

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If I had written the letter, I might have worded it differently.

如果换作我写这封信，我或许会用不同的措辞。

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So many people think feminism is a dirty word.

这么多人都认为女权主义是个龌龊的字眼。

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He has had to eat his words about the company being recession-proof.

他不得不收回他说过的公司能免受经济衰退影响的话。

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He's a man of few words, very polite and unassuming.

他是个沉默寡言的人，彬彬有礼，待人谦和。

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It's essential you make the right decisions from the word go.

关键是从一开始就作出正确的决定。

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Melina was hanging on his every word, fascinated.

梅利娜凝神细听着他的每句话，被深深吸引住了。

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The press never has a good word to say about them...

新闻界从来没说过他们的好话。

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She doesn't have a kind word for anyone.

她对谁都是冷言冷语。

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We had words and she stormed out...

我们争执了起来，她夺门而出。

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I shall have words with these stupid friends of mine!

我真应该跟我这些愚蠢的朋友理论理论！

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Even the Assistant Secretary of State had to admit that previous policy did not, in his words, produce results.

就连助理国务卿也不得不承认之前的政策并没有，用他的话说，收到成效。

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Victor, in a word, got increasingly fed up...

总而言之，维克多越来越厌倦了。

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'Shouldn't he be given the leading role?' — 'In a word — No.'

“难道不该让他当主角吗？”——“一句话——不行。”

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She does like to have the last word in any discussion...

她确实喜欢商量什么事都最终自己说了算。

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