vouchsafe

vt. 惠赐, 允许, 给予 [法] 准予, 惠予, 俯允

发音

US /ˌvaʊt͡ʃˈseɪf/
UK /ˌvaʊt͡ʃˈseɪf/
AU
CA /ˌvʌʊtʃˈseɪf/

词形变化

vouchsafed vouchsafes 三单 vouchsafes vouchsafest vouchsafeth vouchsafing vouchsafing 现在分词 vouchsafed 过去式 vouchsafed 过去分词

别名

voutsafe

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To receive or accept in condescension.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To disclose or divulge.

    及物

    She vouchsafed to me that she regretted ever marrying him.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 2

allow grant

词源

From vouch + safe, written as two words in Middle English and early Modern English.

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