beseem

v. 适合于

发音

UK /bɪˈsiːm/
其它
US /bəˈsim/

词形变化

beseemed beseemest beseemeth beseeming beseems 三单 beseems beseeming 现在分词 beseemed 过去式 beseemed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Generally with a qualifying word such as ill or well: to appear, look, or seem (a certain way for someone or something).

    及物/不及物 古体

    This inn beseems well for a weary wayfarer.

  2. 2.

    Without any qualifying word: to be appropriate or creditable (for someone or something).

    及物/不及物 古体

    It beseems you not to grumble thus.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

suit befit

上位词 8

check agree match fit tally correspond jibe gibe

词源

PIE word *h₁epi From Middle English bisemen (“to beseem”) [and other forms], from be-, bi- (prefix forming transitive verbs with a completive, figurative, or intensifying sense) + semen (“to seem; to be or see as appropriate; to be visible or apparent; to regard”). Semen is derived from Old Norse sœma (“to conform to; to befit, beseem”), from Proto-Germanic *sōmijaną (“to fit; to unite”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one; whole”). The English word is analysable as be- (prefix with an intensifying sense) + seem.

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