英汉词典

present 基本解释

• vt. 提出；介绍；呈现；赠送
• vi. 举枪瞄准
• adj. 现在的；出席的
• n. 现在；礼物；瞄准

present 词态变化

present 中文词源

来自法语present,在场的，当前的，来自拉丁语praesentem,在场的，当前的，来自拉丁语praeesse,当前，在前，在场，在边上，来自prae,在前，在前面，esse,存在，成为，是，词源同is,essence,absent.-ent,现在分词后缀。

来自古法语presenter,提出，介绍，引进，来自拉丁语praesentare,放置，置于前，展示，词 源同present.引申诸相关动词词义及名词词义礼物。

present 英文词源

present

present: [13] The Latin adjective praesēns ‘at hand, now here’ originated as the present participle of praeesse ‘be before one’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prae- ‘in front’ and esse ‘be’. English acquired it via Old French present, the same route as was taken by its derivative praesentia on its way to English presence [14]. The use of the related noun present for ‘gift’ originated in Old French in the concept of ‘bringing something into someone’s presence’, and hence of giving it to them. The verb present [13] comes from the Latin derivative praesentāre.

present (adj.)

c. 1300, "existing at the time," from Old French present "evident, at hand, within reach;" as a noun, "the present time" (11c., Modern French présent) and directly from Latin praesentem (nominative praesens) "present, at hand, in sight; immediate; prompt, instant; contemporary," from present participle of præesse "be before (someone or something), be at hand," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + esse "to be" (see essence). Meaning "being there" is from mid-14c. in English. As a grammatical tense, recorded from late 14c.

present (v.)

c. 1300, "introduce (someone or something) formally or ceremonially;" also "make a formal presentation of; give as a gift or award; bestow," from Old French presenter (11c., Modern French présenter) and directly from Latin praesentare "to place before, show, exhibit," from stem of praesens (see present (adj.)). From late 14c. as "exhibit (something), offer for inspection, display;" also, in law, "make a formal complaint or charge of wrongdoing." From c. 1400 as"represent, portray." Related: Presented; presenting.

present (n.1)

"this point in time" (opposed to past and future), c. 1300, "the present time," also "act or fact of being present; portion of space around someone," from Old French present (n.) from Latin praesens "being there" (see present (adj.)). In old legalese, these presents means "these documents."

present (n.2)

c. 1200, "thing offered, what is offered or given as a gift," from Old French present and Medieval Latin presentia, from phrases such as French en present "(to offer) in the presence of," mettre en present "place before, give," from Late Latin inpraesent "face to face," from Latin in re praesenti "in the situation in question," from praesens "being there" (see present (adj.)), on the notion of "bringing something into someone's presence."

present 词组搭配

present 英文释义

1. the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech;

"that is enough for the present"

"he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"

2. something presented as a gift;

"his tie was a present from his wife"

3. a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

present 同义词解析

gift, present, souvenir, tip

这些名词都有"礼物，赠品"之意。

gift： 含义广，既可指真诚相送的礼物、赠品或生日、节日礼物，又可指捐赠的物品或捐款等。

present： 普通用词，指给亲朋好友的礼物，赠者与被赠者之间存在某种个人关系，所赠礼物一般不是很昂贵的。

souvenir： 指对人、物、地点或事件有纪念意义的礼物或纪念品。

tip： 指为酬谢他人服务而给的小费。

give, accord, award, confer，grant, endow, present, bestow

这组动词均含有"给予，赠给"之意。

give： 最普通用词，泛指将自己的东西给予他人，所给予的东西，物质或非物质的均可。

accord： 侧重所给予的是应得的或是恰当的，或是因某种原因而适于接受的。

award： 通常暗示所给予的东西是接受者应得的，而且给予者往往是具有裁判权力的。

confer： 通常指授予称号或学位等。

grant： 多指出于慷慨、怜悯或正义感而给予，并且通常是在被请求下给予。

endow： 指捐赠大量的钱作基金，也可指给予非物质的东西。

present： 指正式地给予或授予，通常伴有仪式进行。

bestow： 正式用词，指把某物作为礼物赠送于某人，也可作引申用。

modern, contemporary, current, recent, present, up-to-date

这些形容词均有"现代的，当代的"之意。

modern： 指现代或近代，时期可长可短。也可指新颖、时髦的。

contemporary： 仅指当今这个时代，不涉及任何过去的时代。但可表示不同的人或物存在于同一时代。

current： 指目前存在和发生的。

recent： 表示新近的，最近的，时间的长短依据所修饰的人或物而定。

present： 是这些词中语气最强的一个。指现在正发生、起作用的。

up-to-date： 一般用于非正式场合，指很时新、能反映当前的最新发展。

offer, present, propose, volunteer

这些动词均含"提出，提供"之意。

offer： 最普通用词，多指主动提出或提供意见或东西等，但是否接受由对方自行决定。

present： 既可指提出意见建议等，又可指拿出某物供人欣赏或赠送。

propose： 指直接而主动地提出问题或建议等，也指在讨论或争辨中提出具体意见或建议。

volunteer与offer同义，侧重出于自愿，而不是受命做某事。

present 双语例句

1. The carpet was a wedding present from the Prime Minister.

这张地毯是首相送的结婚礼物。

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2. They said the present system of military conscription should be phased out.

他们说，当前的征兵体系应当逐步废除。

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3. I pushed the problem aside; at present it was insoluble.

我把问题抛在一边，目前它还无法解决。

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4. At present children under 14 are not permitted in bars.

目前，14岁以下儿童不允许进酒吧。

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5. In the present climate, owners are hanging on to old ships.

在目前的形势下，船东们都不愿淘汰掉旧船。

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present 实用场景例句

He has brought much of the present crisis on himself...

目前的大部分危机都是他自己引起的。

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...the government's present economic difficulties...

政府当前的经济难题

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...his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.

他为协调过去和现在所付出的努力。

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...continuing right up to the present...

一直持续到现在

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There is no way at present of predicting which individuals will develop the disease...

目前还没有办法预测谁会得这种病。

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At present children under 14 are not permitted in bars.

目前，14岁以下儿童不允许进酒吧。

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...Western European art from the period of Giotto to the present day.

从乔托时期直至现代的西欧艺术

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...monastic music of the present day.

当代的寺庙音乐

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The ministers had expressed the unanimous view that sanctions should remain in place for the present.

大臣们一致认为暂时还不能取消制裁。

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Don't wait until New Year to resolve to organise your life. There's no time like the present.

不要等到新年才下决心规划生活。要把握当下。

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The president was not present at the meeting...

总裁没有出席这次会议。

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Nearly 85 per cent of men are present at the birth of their children...

将近85%的男性在他们的孩子出生时都在场。

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This special form of vitamin D is naturally present in breast milk...

这种特殊形态的维生素D天然存在于母乳中。

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One theory is that the infection has been present in humans for a very long time...

有一种理论认为，这种传染病存在于人类中已经有很长时间了。

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The carpet was a wedding present from the Prime Minister...

这张地毯是首相送的结婚礼物。

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I bought a birthday present for my mother...

我给母亲买了一份生日礼物。

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The mayor presented him with a gold medal at an official city reception...

市长在一次正式的市政招待会上给他颁发了一枚金质奖章。

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Prince Michael of Kent presented the prizes...

肯特亲王迈克尔颁发了奖品。

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This presents a problem for many financial consumers...

这给很多金融消费者带来了一个问题。

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The future is going to be one that presents many challenges...

未来将会面临诸多挑战。

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Their colleagues insulted them whenever the opportunity presented itself...

一有机会，同事们就会侮辱他们。

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A further obstacle has presented itself, however.

然而，突然又出现了一个障碍。

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We spend the time collating and presenting the information in a variety of chart forms...

我们花费时间用各种各样的图表来比照和展示这些信息。

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We presented three options to the unions for discussion...

我们向工会提供了3种选择供讨论。

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The government has presented these changes as major reforms...

政府将这些变化描述为重大的改革。

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The British like to present themselves as a nation of dog-lovers...

英国人喜欢把自己说成是一个爱狗的民族。

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...all those tricks which would help him to present himself in a more confident way in public.

能使他在公众面前表现得更为自信的那些窍门

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The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight...

这一小群旁观者看上去让人觉得悲哀。

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In presenting a more professional image the party risks losing its individuality.

为了给人一种更为职业的形象，该党可能会丧失自身特色。

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She was told to present herself at the Town Hall at 11.30 for the induction ceremony...

她被告知于11点30分在市政厅参加就职仪式。

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