英语单词

favour是什么意思

favour

英 ['feɪvə] 美 [ˈfevɚ]
  • n. 偏爱;赞同;善行
  • vt. 赞成;喜爱;有助于

英文词源


favour
favour: [14] Latin favēre meant ‘regard favourably, side with protect’. It came ultimately from Indo-European *dhegh-, *dhogh- ‘burn’, which also produced Latin fovēre ‘heat, cherish’ (source of English foment [15]) and English day. From it was derived the Latin noun favor, which passed into English via Old French favour. Favourite [16] came via early modern French favorit from Italian favorito, the past participle of the verb favorire ‘favour’.
=> day, foment
favour
chiefly British English spelling of favor (q.v.); for spelling, see -or. Related: Favourite; favouritism.

双语例句


1. You did us a great favour by disposing of that problem.
你解决了那个问题,可算是帮了我们一个大忙。

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2. The newspaper is now weighted in favour of trivia.
这份报纸如今倾向于报道一些花边消息。

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3. The vote passed with 111 in favour and 25 against.
111票赞成,25票反对,表决通过。

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4. I'm sorry to call so late, but I need a favour.
这么晚打电话真是抱歉,可是我需要帮个忙。

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5. The policy was rejected in favour of a more cautious approach.
这项政策未被采纳,取而代之的是一项较为谨慎的策略。

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