oust
英 [a?st]
美 [a?st]
助記提示
1. ob- "against, before" + st- => obst- "stand before, be opposite, stand opposite to, block, hinder".
2. obst- => ost- "dispel" (Old French) => oust (o -> ou).
中文詞源
oust 剝奪，罷免來自古法語(yǔ)oster,驅(qū)逐，趕走，來自拉丁語(yǔ)obstare,站在對(duì)面，阻止，阻礙，來自ob-,相對(duì)，對(duì)著的，-st,站，站立，詞源同stand.引申詞義剝奪，罷免。詞義演變比較obviate.
英文詞源
- oust
- oust: see obstetric
- oust (v.)
- early 15c., from Anglo-French oster (late 13c.), Old French oster "remove, take away, take off; evict, dispel; liberate, release" (Modern French ?ter), from Latin obstare "stand before, be opposite, stand opposite to, block," in Vulgar Latin, "hinder," from ob "against" (see ob-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Ousted; ousting.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The legislative body had voted to oust the country's onetime rulers.
- 立法機(jī)構(gòu)通過投票將該國(guó)的前度領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人趕下了臺(tái)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The president has gone along with the hardliners lest they be tempted to oust him.
- 總統(tǒng)同意了強(qiáng)硬派的意見，以免他們產(chǎn)生趕他下臺(tái)的念頭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Last week they tried to oust him in a parliamentary vote of no confidence.
- 上周，他們?cè)噲D通過議會(huì)的不信任投票將他罷免。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Baby cuckoos oust other baby birds from their nests.
- 布谷鳥的雛鳥把其他鳥的雛鳥逐出巢外.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Take care that quantity does not oust quality.
- 注意不要一味追求數(shù)量而忽視質(zhì)量.
來自辭典例句