anent

prep. 关于

发音

其它 /əˈnɛnt/
US /əˈnɛnt/

别名

anence

释义与例句

prep.
  1. 1.

    Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.

    古体

    1937, L. Ron Hubbard, letter to Russell Hays, quoted in Literary Correspondence: Letters and Journals, p. 101, I have just found out something with which to repay that very kind favor of yours anent the "lift" angle on stories.

  2. 2.

    In the opinion or judgment of.

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  3. 3.

    Against, in front of, fronting; before; opposite; over against, on the other side.

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  4. 4.

    In a line with; side by side with; on a level with.

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词源

From Middle English anent, anentes, anempt (“insofar as, inasmuch as, in comparison with, with respect to, as regards, concerning, in the opinion or judgment of; next to, close to, up to, near, adjoining, across from, over against, facing”), from Old English on efn (“by; near”), from on + efn. Compare Dutch neven, German neben.

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