present

• vt. 提出；介紹；呈現；贈送
• vi. 舉槍瞄準
• adj. 現在的；出席的
• n. 現在；禮物；瞄準

來自法語present,在場的，當前的，來自拉丁語praesentem,在場的，當前的，來自拉丁語praeesse,當前，在前，在場，在邊上，來自prae,在前，在前麵，esse,存在，成為，是，詞源同is,essence,absent.-ent,現在分詞後綴。

來自古法語presenter,提出，介紹，引進，來自拉丁語praesentare,放置，置於前，展示，詞 源同present.引申諸相關動詞詞義及名詞詞義禮物。

present

present: [13] The Latin adjective praesēns ‘at hand, now here’ originated as the present participle of praeesse ‘be before one’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prae- ‘in front’ and esse ‘be’. English acquired it via Old French present, the same route as was taken by its derivative praesentia on its way to English presence [14]. The use of the related noun present for ‘gift’ originated in Old French in the concept of ‘bringing something into someone’s presence’, and hence of giving it to them. The verb present [13] comes from the Latin derivative praesentāre.

present (adj.)

c. 1300, "existing at the time," from Old French present "evident, at hand, within reach;" as a noun, "the present time" (11c., Modern French présent) and directly from Latin praesentem (nominative praesens) "present, at hand, in sight; immediate; prompt, instant; contemporary," from present participle of præesse "be before (someone or something), be at hand," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + esse "to be" (see essence). Meaning "being there" is from mid-14c. in English. As a grammatical tense, recorded from late 14c.

present (v.)

c. 1300, "introduce (someone or something) formally or ceremonially;" also "make a formal presentation of; give as a gift or award; bestow," from Old French presenter (11c., Modern French présenter) and directly from Latin praesentare "to place before, show, exhibit," from stem of praesens (see present (adj.)). From late 14c. as "exhibit (something), offer for inspection, display;" also, in law, "make a formal complaint or charge of wrongdoing." From c. 1400 as"represent, portray." Related: Presented; presenting.

present (n.1)

"this point in time" (opposed to past and future), c. 1300, "the present time," also "act or fact of being present; portion of space around someone," from Old French present (n.) from Latin praesens "being there" (see present (adj.)). In old legalese, these presents means "these documents."

present (n.2)

c. 1200, "thing offered, what is offered or given as a gift," from Old French present and Medieval Latin presentia, from phrases such as French en present "(to offer) in the presence of," mettre en present "place before, give," from Late Latin inpraesent "face to face," from Latin in re praesenti "in the situation in question," from praesens "being there" (see present (adj.)), on the notion of "bringing something into someone's presence."

1. The carpet was a wedding present from the Prime Minister.

這張地毯是首相送的結婚禮物。

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2. They said the present system of military conscription should be phased out.

他們說，當前的征兵體係應當逐步廢除。

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3. I pushed the problem aside; at present it was insoluble.

我把問題拋在一邊，目前它還無法解決。

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4. At present children under 14 are not permitted in bars.

目前，14歲以下兒童不允許進酒吧。

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5. In the present climate, owners are hanging on to old ships.

在目前的形勢下，船東們都不願淘汰掉舊船。

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