regard: [14] The notions of ‘looking at something, keeping it in sight’ and ‘guarding it’ are closely linked, and often coexist in single words. Watch is an example, and so was Old French garder, ancestor of English guard. Addition of the prefix re- ‘back’ produced regarder ‘look back at, keep one’s eyes on’, hence simply ‘look at’. The Anglo-Norman version of the word gave English reward. => guard, reward, ward
regard (n.)
mid-14c., "a consideration; a judgment," from Old French regard, from regarder "take notice of," from re-, intensive prefix + garder "look, heed," from Germanic (see guard (n.)). Meanings "a look, appearance; respect, esteem, favor, kindly feeling which springs from a consideration of estimable qualities" all recorded late 14c. Phrase in regard to is from mid-15c. (Chaucer uses at regard of).
regard (v.)
mid-14c., "consider" (that something is so), from Middle French regarder "to look at," from regard (see regard (n.)). Meaning "look upon, observe" is from 1520s, as is that of "observe a certain respect toward." Related: Regarded; regarding.
雙語例句
1. English has hurt me a thousand times, but I still regard it as my first love.
英語傷我千百遍，我待英語如初戀。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
2. Try to view situations more objectively, especially with regard to work.
要盡量客觀地分析情況，尤其是在工作上。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He has said he will fire editorial employees without regard to seniority.
他說過不管資曆如何，任何編輯人員他都有可能解雇。
來自柯林斯例句
4. I may have made a mistake in that regard.
我在那一點上可能已經犯了一個錯誤。
來自柯林斯例句
5. There were armed people about, people with little regard for human life.