relay是什么意思

relay

英 ['ri?le?] 美 [r?'l?i]

vi. 轉(zhuǎn)播；接替
n. [電] 繼電器；接替，接替人員；驛馬
vt. 轉(zhuǎn)播；使接替；分程傳遞

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中文詞源

relay 驛馬，驛狗，接替，中轉(zhuǎn)，接力

來自中古法語 relai,留下供接替的狗或其它動(dòng)物，來自中法語 relaier,留下，供替換的動(dòng)物，來自 re-,向后，laier,留下，詞源同 delay,可能來自拉丁語 laxare,松開，詞源同 lax,relax.原指過去打獵時(shí)在中轉(zhuǎn)站放置的供接替疲勞獵狗的備用狗，或驛站供接替的馬。后引申諸多詞義。由于詞義與 lay 接近，拼寫受到 lay 影響。

英文詞源

relay (n.): late 14c., "hounds placed along a line of chase," from Middle French relai "reserve pack of hounds or other animals" (13c.), from Old French relaier "to exchange tired animals for fresh," literally "leave behind," from re- "back" (see re-) + laier "to leave" (see delay (v.)). The etymological sense is "to leave (dogs) behind (in order to take fresh ones)." Of horses, 1650s. Electromagnetic sense first recorded 1860. As a type of foot-race, it is attested from 1898.
relay (v.): c. 1400, "to set a pack of (fresh) hounds after a quarry;" also "change horses," from Old French relaiier, from relai (see relay (n.)). Related: Relayed; relaying.

雙語例句

1. Britain's prospects of beating the United States in the relay looked poor.: 英國要在接力賽中戰(zhàn)勝美國，前景看上去并不那么樂觀。

2. This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.: 這個(gè)金屬塔是用于向遙遠(yuǎn)的村子轉(zhuǎn)播電視訊號(hào)的.

3. Messengers will relay your letters.: 郵遞員將接轉(zhuǎn)你的信件.

4. They will relay your message.: 他們會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)達(dá)你的口信.

5. Lewis has recently recovered his fitness and will clash with Christie in the 4x100m relay.: 劉易斯近來恢復(fù)了狀態(tài)，將在4×100米接力賽中和克里斯蒂一決雌雄。

relay是什么意思

relay

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