漢:來源于盎格魯_撒克遜語,意為"way,apart,off"(frbid,forget,forgo),也有ïntensive,very much"(forlorn,forswear)含義。 英:prefix usually meaning "away, opposite, completely," from O.E. for-, indicating loss or destruction, or completion, also used as an intensive or pejorative element, which is related to O.N. for-, Du. ver-, O.H.G. fir-, Ger. ver-. Probably originally in Germanic with a sense of "forward, forth," but with complex sense developments in the various languages. Ultimately from the same root as fore (adv.). 1.forbearance n.patience,self-control 忍耐,自制 例句:No women could have the forbearance to live with such a man.沒有一個(gè)女人具有能和那樣的男人一起生活的忍耐力。 2.foreiture n.suffering the loss of something as a punishment or consequence,or because of urles 喪失,沒收 *feit (=make,do) 例句:The price of marrying the commoner was forfeiture of the crown.和平民結(jié)婚的代價(jià)是喪失王位。 3.forgo v.give up ;do without 作罷,放棄 例句:More and more young people are forging marriage until they are in their mid-30's. 越來越多的年輕人直到三十五六才結(jié)婚。 4.forlorn adj.unhappy;uncared;forsaken 不幸的;孤獨(dú)的;被踱遺棄的 例句:"I don't hav a mother," she said in forlorn voice.“我沒有媽媽,”她凄涼地說道。 5.forswear v.perjure oneself;give up doing or using something 發(fā)假誓;放棄 例句:Both sides have forsworn artillery attacks on Sarajevo.雙方都決定放棄對薩拉熱窩的炮火攻擊。