introduce: [16] Introduce means etymologically ‘lead inside’. It was borrowed from Latin intrōdūcere ‘lead in’, a compound verb formed from the prefix intrō- ‘in, inside’ and dūcere ‘lead’ (source of English duct, duke, educate, produce, etc). Of its main secondary meanings, ‘use for the first time, originate’ emerged in Latin but ‘make known personally to others’ seems to have been a later development. => duct, duke, educate, produce
introduce (v.)
early 15c., back-formation from introduction, or else from Latin introducere "to lead in, bring in" (see introduction). Related: Introduced; introducing.
雙語例句
1. Britain did not introduce compulsory primary education until 1880.
直到1880年，英國才開始實行初等義務教育。
來自柯林斯例句
2. "Forgive my manners," she said calmly. "I neglected to introduce myself."
“請原諒我禮數不周，”她平靜地說。“我忘了自我介紹了。”
來自柯林斯例句
3. "And now, without further ado, let me introduce our benefactor."
“下麵，閑話少說，讓我來介紹一下我們的讚助人。”
來自柯林斯例句
4. Teachers will fight Ministers' plans to introduce performance-related pay in schools.
教師們將竭力反對部長們在學校中實行績效工資的計劃。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The film-makers will be present at the screenings to introduce their works.