
GRE
vt.賜予,給予;告知(vouchsafe 的過去式和過去分詞)
He vouchsafed to me certain family secrets.
他讓我知道了某些家庭秘密。
As we approached the summit we were vouchsafed a rare vision.
快到山頂時,我們有幸看到了難得一見的景象。
He drives like a madman, was all the information he vouchsafed.
“他開車時像個瘋子,”這是他給予的全部信息。
Eric gritted his teeth and vouchsafed them a few more drops of brandy.
埃裡克咬緊牙關,又給他們倒了點兒白蘭地。
Mr Earnshaw vouchsafed no answer.
恩蕭先生卻沒有回答。
"vouchsafed"是動詞"vouchsafe"的過去式形式,其核心含義指權威者或上位者以恩賜姿态給予某物或特權,通常帶有屈尊意味。根據牛津英語詞典(Oxford English Dictionary)的定義,該詞強調"以仁慈或恩惠态度特别授予"的行為,常見于宗教文本或正式語境中。
在語法結構上,劍橋詞典(Cambridge Dictionary)指出該詞常接雙賓語結構,例如:"The king vouchsafed him an audience",其中隱含動作發起者地位高于接受者的等級差異。柯林斯詞典(Collins Dictionary)補充說明,該詞在現代英語中多用于文學或曆史語境,現代日常交流更傾向使用"grant"或"bestow"等中性詞彙。
韋氏詞典(Merriam-Webster)的語義分析顯示,"vouchsafed"包含三個核心要素:①出于仁慈而非義務的給予 ②給予對象具有稀缺性 ③伴隨莊重承諾,如例句"He vouchsafed to protect the realm"中的責任暗示。該詞在《欽定版聖經》中出現過17次,如《詩篇》84:11中"the Lord will vouchsafe grace and glory",突顯其神聖授予的語境特征。
vouchsafed 是動詞vouchsafe 的過去式和過去分詞形式,主要用于正式或文學語境中,表示“賜予”“給予”或“允諾”,通常帶有居高臨下、屈尊俯就的隱含态度。以下是詳細解析:
"He drives like a madman," was all the information he vouchsafed.
(“他開車像瘋子一樣”是他勉強提供的唯一信息。)
He thinks himself so important that he won't vouchsafe to visit us.
(他自視甚高,不願屈尊來訪。)
若需更多例句或詞形變化(如現在分詞 vouchsafing),可參考牛津詞典或柯林斯詞典來源。
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