grounds是什麽意思

grounds

英美 [graɪnd]

n. 根據，理由（ground的複數形式）；基礎；地麵；運動場地
v. 把…放在地上；把…建立在牢固的基礎上；上底色（ground的第三人稱單數）

英文詞源

grounds (n.): "residue at the bottom of a liquid," mid-14c., perhaps from past tense of grind (v.). Other senses, such as "enclosed portion of land" (mid-15c.) are from ground (n.).

雙語例句

1. In the interview he gave some grounds for optimism.: 他接受采訪時闡述了持樂觀態度的理由。

2. Owen was against it, on the grounds of expense.: 歐文因費用問題對此表示反對。

3. Discrimination by employers on the grounds of race and nationality was illegal.: 雇主以種族或國籍為由歧視員工是非法的。

4. They fanned out and carefully combed the temple grounds.: 他們呈扇形散開，在寺廟周圍仔細搜尋。

5. The government says the detentions are necessary on national security grounds.: 政府稱，出於國家安全的考慮，將這些人羈押是必要的。

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