lief

• adj. 親愛的；樂意的
• adv. 自願；欣喜
• n. (Lief)人名；(英、荷)利夫

來自PIE*leubh,愛，詞源同love.引申詞義高興的，樂意的。

lief (adj.)

Old English leof "dear, valued, beloved, pleasant;" also as a noun, "a beloved person, friend," from Proto-Germanic *leubo- (cognates: Old Norse ljutr, Old Frisian liaf, Dutch lief, Old High German liob, German lieb, Gothic liufs "dear, beloved"), from PIE root *leubh- "love" (see love (n.)). As an adverb, "dearly, willingly" from c. 1250. I want and I'd love to are overworked and misused to fill the hole left in the language when I would lief faded in 17c.

1. I would as lief kill myself as betray my master.

我寧願自殺也不會出賣我的主人。

來自《權威詞典》

2. Frankly, I'd just as lief stay.

坦白地說, 我願意留下來.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

3. Level 45 Woodcutting and an axe to help Lumberjack Lief.

消除45木刻和一把斧頭欣喜幫助伐木工人.

來自互聯網

4. I had as lief go there as anywhere.

我寧願到那裏也不到別處.

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