importune
英 [,?mp??'tju?n]
美 [,?mp?r'tun]
- vi. 強(qiáng)求；胡攪蠻纏
- vt. 強(qiáng)求；一再向某人要求
中文詞源
importune 糾纏im-,不，非，port,港口。原義為沒有港口的，無法入港的，引申詞義麻煩的，騷擾，糾纏。比較opportune,opportunity.
英文詞源
- importune (v.)
- 1520s, back-formation from importunity, or else from Middle French importuner, from Medieval Latin importunari "to make oneself troublesome," from Latin importunus "unfit, troublesome," originally "having no harbor" (i.e. "difficult to access"), from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + portus "harbor" (see port (n.1)). Related: Importuned; importuning. As an adjective from early 15c.
雙語例句
- 1. Don't importune me with your complaints.
- 不要老是向我發(fā)牢騷.
來自辭典例句
- 2. Above all I do not wish to importune or compromise you.
- 總之我不希望你胡攪蠻纏或妥協(xié).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. I importune you to help them.
- 我懇求你去幫助他們.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)