柯林斯詞典engender /?n?d??nd?/ (engendering,engendered,engenders) 1. V-T If someone or something engenders a particular feeling, atmosphere, or situation, they cause it to occur. 引起[正式] It helps engender a sense of common humanity. 它有助于引發(fā)一種共同的人道主義精神。 返回 engender劍橋詞典to make people have a particular feeling or make a situation start to exist 引起（某種感覺）；導(dǎo)致；產(chǎn)生 Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy . 她的新作引起了很大爭議。 The vice-president's speech did not engender confidence in his judgment . 部長的演講并未使人們對他的判斷產(chǎn)生信心。 返回 engender