deserves
基本解釋
- vt.應(yīng)受;值得
詞源解說
- 13世紀(jì)晚期進入英語,直接源自古法語的deservir;最初源自古典拉丁語的deservire:de (完全的) + servire (服務(wù)),意為因服務(wù)而享受的權(quán)力。
用法辨析
- deserve指某人因行為,品行,才干而“應(yīng)受,應(yīng)得”,其賓語常是獎賞、批評、懲罰等詞,也可指某物因具有某些特點而“值得…”,其賓語常是關(guān)注、研究、考慮等詞, deserve通常不用于進行體。
- deserve后常跟不定式,也可跟表示被動意義的名詞。He deserves to succeed. The old man deserves looking after.
- deserve后可跟名詞,但中間不加介詞of。He deserves a reward.
- deserving現(xiàn)在分詞作形容詞時,后面必須要跟介詞of。He is deserving of a reward.
- deserve well of和deserve ill of均為習(xí)慣用于,兩者中的of都不可省略。He deserves well of the people. 他為人民立了功。
- deserve后可跟that從句,從句中用should。Does he deserve that you should treat him like this? 他值得你那樣對他嗎?
v. (動詞)
英漢例句
- He deserves a reward for his efforts.
他積極努力,值得獎賞。 - He deserved to be punished.
他應(yīng)受懲罰。 - The boy richly deserves whipping.
這孩子活該挨鞭。 - He didn't really deserve she should be so kind to him.
他確實不值得她對他那么好。