interpret
英[ɪn'tɜːprɪt]美[ɪn'tɝprɪt]
- vt. 说明；口译
- vi. 解释；翻译
词态变化
第三人称单数: interprets;过去式: interpreted;过去分词: interpreted;现在分词: interpreting;形容词: interpretable;
中文词源
interpret 领会，理解，口译
inter-,在内，在中间，相互，-pret,词义不确定，可能来自PIE*买卖，价值交换，词源同price,prize.引申词义中介，协商者，谈判者，后词义通用化为解释，理解，领会，及口译等。
英文词源
- interpret (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French interpreter (13c.) and directly from Latin interpretari "explain, expound, understand," from interpres "agent, translator," from inter- (see inter-) + second element of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Sanskrit prath- "to spread abroad," PIE *per- (5) "to traffic in, sell" (see pornography). Related: Interpreted; interpreting.
双语例句
- 1. They could interpret it that way if they'd a mind to.
- 如果他们愿意的话，可以那样理解。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Historians annotate, check and interpret the diary selections.
- 历史学家对日记选篇进行加注、核查以及阐释。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The students were asked to interpret the poem.
- 学生们被要求诠释那首诗的意义。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. We have to interpret his words in a modern light.
- 我们不得不用现代观点来解释他的话.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Don't interpret it without real understanding when you study a foreign language.
- 学习外国语切莫望文生义.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》