delinquish

词形变化

delinquishes 三单 delinquishing 现在分词 delinquished 过去式 delinquished 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    to relinquish

    罕用 及物
  2. 2.

    to fail in duty or obligation

    不及物 废旧

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti Proto-Italic *linkʷō Latin linquō Latin dēlinquōbor. ▲ English relinquishinflu. English delinquish Borrowed from Latin dēlinquō (“to fail, err”) with the addition of -ish. Sense 1 was influenced by the similar verb relinquish.

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