單詞
wont
英 [w??nt]
美[w?nt]
基本信息
- n. 習(xí)慣；慣?；顒?dòng)
- adj. 習(xí)慣于
- vi. 習(xí)慣，慣常
- vt. 使習(xí)慣于
GRE擴(kuò)展詞匯
中文詞源
wont 習(xí)慣
來(lái)自PIE*wen,努力，尋求，渴望，詞源同win,wean。引申義贏得，居住，習(xí)慣。
英文詞源
- wont
- wont: see wean
- wont (adj.)
- "accustomed," Middle English contraction of Old English wunod, past participle of wunian "to dwell, inhabit, exist; be accustomed, be used to," from Proto-Germanic *wunen "to be content, to rejoice" (cognates: Old Saxon wunon, Old Frisian wonia "to dwell, remain, be used to," Old High German wonen, German wohnen "to dwell;" related to Old English winnan, gewinnan "to win" (see win (v.)) and to wean; from PIE *wen- (1) "strive for, desire." The original meaning of the Germanic verbs was "be content, rejoice."
- wont (n.)
- "habitual usage, custom," c. 1400, from wont, adjective and verb.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Paul woke early, as was his wont.
- 保羅醒得很早，歷來(lái)如此。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was wont to fall asleep after supper.
- 他老是吃完晚飯就打盹。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. He went to bed much earlier than was his wont.
- 他(那晚)就寢的時(shí)間比平常早了很多.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. He was wont to say that children are lazy.
- 他常常說(shuō)小孩子們懶惰.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. It is his wont to get up early.
- 早起是他的習(xí)慣.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》