overhold

词形变化

overholds 复数 overholds overheld overholding overholds 三单 overholding 现在分词 overheld 过去式 overheld 过去分词 overholden 过去式 overholden 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act or process of holding over.

v.
  1. 1.

    To overvalue; overestimate; hold or estimate at too dear a rate.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To hold over; keep.

    及物

词源

From Middle English overholden, from Old English oferhealdan (“to overcome, overtake, hold over, delay to do, neglect”), from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”) + *haldaną (“to hold”), equivalent to over- + hold. Cognate with Dutch overhouden (“to hang on, hold over, save”), German überhalten (“to hold on to, keep”), Danish overholde (“to observe”).

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