c. 1300, "to give back," also, "to build up again, repair," from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare "repair, rebuild, renew," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + -staurare, as in instaurare "restore," from PIE *stau-ro-, from root *sta- "to stand, set down, make or be firm," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (see stet). Related: Restored; restoring.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Troops were sent to the islands to restore order last November.
去年11月，軍隊(duì)被派往這些島嶼以恢復(fù)秩序。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Senior officers could be considering a coup to restore authoritarian rule.