favour
英 ['feɪvə]
美 [ˈfevɚ]
- n. 偏愛；讚同；善行
- vt. 讚成；喜愛；有助於
英文詞源
- favour
- favour: [14] Latin favēre meant ‘regard favourably, side with protect’. It came ultimately from Indo-European *dhegh-, *dhogh- ‘burn’, which also produced Latin fovēre ‘heat, cherish’ (source of English foment [15]) and English day. From it was derived the Latin noun favor, which passed into English via Old French favour. Favourite [16] came via early modern French favorit from Italian favorito, the past participle of the verb favorire ‘favour’.
=> day, foment - favour
- chiefly British English spelling of favor (q.v.); for spelling, see -or. Related: Favourite; favouritism.
雙語例句
- 1. You did us a great favour by disposing of that problem.
- 你解決了那個問題，可算是幫了我們一個大忙。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The newspaper is now weighted in favour of trivia.
- 這份報紙如今傾向於報道一些花邊消息。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The vote passed with 111 in favour and 25 against.
- 111票讚成，25票反對，表決通過。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I'm sorry to call so late, but I need a favour.
- 這麽晚打電話真是抱歉，可是我需要幫個忙。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The policy was rejected in favour of a more cautious approach.
- 這項政策未被采納，取而代之的是一項較為謹慎的策略。
來自柯林斯例句