
英:/'bɪ'fel/ 美:/'bɪˈfel/
v. 降臨;發生
In gentle tones, the minister of education advised me on how to talk with the smallest ones about what recently befell us.
*********長以溫柔的語氣建議我如何對最小的孩子講述最近發生在我們身上的慘劇。
Modern woman has been freed from many of the duties that befell her sisters in times past.
現代女性已從舊時代姐妹們肩負的許多責任中解放出來了。
One day a good fortune befell him.
一天之間,他就時來運轉。
As these that twice befell.
如同已降臨的這兩次。
A great misfortune befell him.
一場大難降臨到他的頭上。
v.|befallen/arises;降臨;發生
"befell"是動詞"befall"的過去式,源自古英語befeallan,由be-(表示全面覆蓋)和feallan(落下)構成,字面意為"降臨于"。該詞在現代英語中特指意外或不幸事件的發生,尤其強調命運對主體的不可控性,常見于正式語境及文學作品中。
詞義核心包含三個層面:
文學經典示例如莎士比亞《哈姆雷特》第四幕"Let me disclaiming from a purpos'd evil free me so far in your most generous thoughts that I have shot mine arrow o'er the house and hurt my brother... So shall I... purge the foul befell",此處"befell"暗示無法逆轉的悲劇結果(《諾頓莎士比亞全集》p.1713)。
befell 是動詞befall 的過去式,表示“(尤指不幸的事件)降臨到(某人)頭上”或“發生”。以下是詳細解釋:
例:A great misfortune befell him.(一場大難降臨到他頭上。)
例:No harm will befall you.(你不會受到傷害。)
例:Whatever befalls, stay calm.(無論發生什麼,保持冷靜。)
如需更多例句或搭配,可參考權威詞典(如新東方線上詞典)。
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