hearken back

短语

同 hark back (见 hark)

发音

UK /ˌhɑːk(ə)n ˈbæk/
US /ˌhɑɹkən ˈbæk/

词形变化

hearkened back hearkening back hearkens back 三单 hearkens back hearkening back 现在分词 hearkened back 过去式 hearkened back 过去分词

别名

harken back

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of hark back (“to allude, return, or revert (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, to evoke, or long or pine for (a past era or event)”).

词源

From hearken + back, possibly an erroneous substitution of hearken (“to hear (something) with attention; to have regard to (something); to listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience”) for hark: see the usage note.

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