upon

B1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 FREQ #1098 ★★★★☆

prep. 在...之上, 迫近, 紧接着

发音

UK /əˈpɒn/
US /əˈpɑn/
US /əˈpɔn/

别名

upo' uppon vpon vppon

释义与例句

prep. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A higher-register or more formal alternative to on in most, though not all, prepositional uses.

相关短语

all of a sudden 突然 on the whole 大体上, 基本上 on the heels of 紧跟在…后面,尾随 on the point of 正要...的时候 on the wing 在飞行中, 奔波着 dwell upon reflect upon 考虑；回想 frown upon 蹙眉而露出不悦之色, 表示不赞成; 看不惯 act upon 对…起作用[有功效]; 奉行, 按照…而行动; 照办 come upon 偶遇, 袭击, 要求, 成为...负担 stumble upon 偶然发现 look upon 看作, 显得不错; 看待 build upon 指望, 依赖, 建立于 chance upon 偶然发现[遇到]; 碰见 base upon 使建立在…基础上

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Old English uppan Middle English upon English upon From Middle English upon, uppon, uppen, from Old English upon, uppon, uppan (“on, upon, up to, against, after, in addition to”), equivalent to up (“adverb”) + on (“preposition”). Cognate with Old Saxon uppan (“upon”), Old High German ūfan, ūffan (“upon”), Icelandic upp á, upp á (“up on, upon”), Swedish uppå (“up on, upon”) (thence Swedish på), Danish på (“up on, upon”), Norwegian på (“up on, upon”).

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