save
英 [seɪv]
美 [sev]
- vt. 節省；保存；儲蓄；解救
- vi. 節省；挽救；救球
- prep. 除...之外
- n. 救球，救援
- n. (Save)人名；(法)薩夫；(意、保、西、羅、塞、瑞典)薩薇 (女名)，薩韋
英文詞源
- save
- save: English has two distinct words save, which come from the same ultimate source, but have entered the language along very different routes. That source was Latin salvus ‘unharmed’, ancestor of English safe. Its ablative form salvō was used as a virtual preposition, in the sense ‘without injury to, without prejudice to’, hence ‘except’, and this passed into English via Old French sauf as the preposition and conjunction save [13].
The verb save [13] goes back via Anglo-Norman sauver to late Latin salvāre (source also of English salvage, salver, and salvation [13]), which in turn was derived from salvus. The derivative saviour [13] comes via Old French sauveour from late Latin salvātor.
=> safe, sage, salvation, saviour - save (v.)
- c. 1200, "to deliver from some danger; rescue from peril, bring to safety," also "prevent the death of;" also theological, "to deliver from sin or its consequences; admit to eternal life; gain salvation," from Old French sauver "keep (safe), protect, redeem," from Late Latin salvare "make safe, secure," from Latin salvus "safe" (see safe (adj.)). From c. 1300 as "reserve for future use, hold back, store up instead of spending;" hence "keep possession of" (late 14c.).
Save face (1898) first was used among the British community in China and is said to be from Chinese; it has not been found in Chinese, but tiu lien "to lose face" does occur. To not (do something) to save one's life is recorded from 1848. To save (one's) breath "cease talking or arguing" is from 1926. - save (n.)
- in the sports sense of "act of preventing opponent from scoring," 1890, from save (v.).
- save (prep.)
- "except," early 14c., from adjective save, which also was an early variant of safe (adj.), paralleling evolution in Old French sauf "safe," prepositional use of the adjective, in phrases such as saulve l'honneur "save (our) honor;" also a use in Latin (salva lege, etc.).
雙語例句
- 1. Drain the beans thoroughly and save the stock for soup.
- 將豆角徹底控幹，並把濾出的豆汁留下做湯。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Psychometric tests can save organizations from grim and costly mistakes.
- 心理測試能夠使組織機構避免犯下損失慘重的大錯。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Always buy a heater with thermostat control to save on running costs.
- 始終購買可調溫度的取暖器以節省使用成本。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I'll try to save him the expense of a flight from Perth.
- 我會設法替他省下要從珀斯飛來的機票費用。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Mr Mendes was leading a campaign to save Brazil's rainforest from exploitation.
- 門德斯先生正領導一場運動，以拯救遭到亂砍濫伐的巴西熱帶雨林。
來自柯林斯例句