immure

英 [?'mj??; ?'mj??] 美
  • vt. 把…嵌在墻上;監(jiān)禁,禁閉

GRE

詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?immures;過去式:?immured;過去分詞:?immured;現(xiàn)在分詞:?immuring;

助記提示


1、in- "into, in" + mur- + -e.
2、literally "shut up within walls".

中文詞源


immure 禁閉,監(jiān)禁

im-,進入,使,-mur,墻,詞源同mural,intramural.即關(guān)到墻里面,禁閉,監(jiān)禁。

英文詞源


immure
immure: see mural
immure (v.)
1580s, from Middle French emmurer and directly from Medieval Latin immurare, literally "to shut up within walls," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + Latin murus "wall" (see mural). Related: Immured; immuring.

雙語例句


1. He immure himself in a small room to work undisturbed.
他自己關(guān)在小屋里埋頭工作,以免受到騷擾。

來自辭典例句

2. In time, the infection became known as " Acquired Immure Deficiency Syndrome "
很快, 這種疾病被稱為 “ 獲得性免疫缺陷綜合癥 ”

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