[字彙] adjure (v) 懇求

看板GRE (GRE入學考試)作者sovereignty (流汗大王)時間15年前 (2010/07/31 17:04)推噓1(1推 0噓 2→)

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非常難得的字組比較哦，你知道 adjure, entreat, importune, implore 有什麼差別嗎? 這篇一定要聽啊! http://sovereignty.pixnet.net/blog/post/26732864 The Word of the Day for July 29, 2010 is: adjure \uh-JOOR\ verb 1 : to command solemnly under or as if under oath or penalty of a curse *2 : to urge or advise earnestly Example Sentence: "Byron fled the country, adjuring Annabella to 'be kind' to his beloved sister." (Merle Rubin, Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2002) Did you know? "Adjure" and its synonyms "entreat," "importune," and "implore" all mean "to ask earnestly." "Entreat" implies an effort to persuade or overcome resistance. "Importune" goes further, adding a sense of annoying persistence in trying to break down resistance to a request. "Implore," on the other hand, suggests a great urgency or anguished appeal on the part of the speaker. "Adjure" implies advising as well as pleading, and is sometimes accompanied by the invocation of something sacred. Be careful not to confuse "adjure" with "abjure," meaning "to renounce solemnly" or "to abstain from." Both words are rooted in Latin "jurare," meaning "to swear," but "adjure" includes the prefix "ad-," meaning "to" or "toward," whereas "abjure" draws on "ab-," meaning "from" or "away." *Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence. ------ abjure (v) 放棄 vs. adjure (v) 要求 absorption (n) 吸收 vs. adsorption (n) 吸附 abject (a) 悲慘的 importune (v) 再三要求、糾纏 (= pester) invocation (n) 向神或權威人士的求助 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.175.59