convey: [13] Etymologically, to convey something is to go with it on its way. It comes via Old French conveier from medieval Latin conviāre ‘a(chǎn)ccompany, escort’, a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘with’ and via ‘way’. The verb’s Latin meaning was carried through into English, and though it died out in convey in the 18th century it survives in convoy [14], borrowed from a later French version of the word. => convoy, via
convey (v.)
c. 1300, "to go along with;" late 14c., "to carry, transport;" from Anglo-French conveier, from Old French convoier "to escort" (Modern French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *conviare "to accompany on the way," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + via "way, road" (see via). It was a euphemism for "steal" 15c.-17c., which helped broaden its meaning. Related: Conveyed; conveying.
雙語例句
1. Euclid was trying to convey his idea of a geometrical point.
歐幾里得試圖表達(dá)他的一個幾何學(xué)觀點(diǎn)。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The speed at which we talk can also convey a great deal.
我們的語速同樣能傳達(dá)許多信息。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength.
紅色之類的顏色可給人以充滿活力與力量的感覺。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. It is difficult to convey the sheer complexity of the situation.
很難說清楚形勢究竟有多復(fù)雜.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Convey the joyous news to her as soon as possible, please.