GRE
vt.赐予,给予;告知(vouchsafe 的过去式和过去分词)
He vouchsafed to me certain family secrets.
他让我知道了某些家庭秘密。
As we approached the summit we were vouchsafed a rare vision.
快到山顶时,我们有幸看到了难得一见的景象。
He drives like a madman, was all the information he vouchsafed.
“他开车时像个疯子,”这是他给予的全部信息。
Eric gritted his teeth and vouchsafed them a few more drops of brandy.
埃里克咬紧牙关,又给他们倒了点儿白兰地。
Mr Earnshaw vouchsafed no answer.
恩萧先生却没有回答。
"vouchsafed"是动词"vouchsafe"的过去式形式,其核心含义指权威者或上位者以恩赐姿态给予某物或特权,通常带有屈尊意味。根据牛津英语词典(Oxford English Dictionary)的定义,该词强调"以仁慈或恩惠态度特别授予"的行为,常见于宗教文本或正式语境中。
在语法结构上,剑桥词典(Cambridge Dictionary)指出该词常接双宾语结构,例如:"The king vouchsafed him an audience",其中隐含动作发起者地位高于接受者的等级差异。柯林斯词典(Collins Dictionary)补充说明,该词在现代英语中多用于文学或历史语境,现代日常交流更倾向使用"grant"或"bestow"等中性词汇。
韦氏词典(Merriam-Webster)的语义分析显示,"vouchsafed"包含三个核心要素:①出于仁慈而非义务的给予 ②给予对象具有稀缺性 ③伴随庄重承诺,如例句"He vouchsafed to protect the realm"中的责任暗示。该词在《钦定版圣经》中出现过17次,如《诗篇》84:11中"the Lord will vouchsafe grace and glory",突显其神圣授予的语境特征。
vouchsafed 是动词vouchsafe 的过去式和过去分词形式,主要用于正式或文学语境中,表示“赐予”“给予”或“允诺”,通常带有居高临下、屈尊俯就的隐含态度。以下是详细解析:
"He drives like a madman," was all the information he vouchsafed.
(“他开车像疯子一样”是他勉强提供的唯一信息。)
He thinks himself so important that he won't vouchsafe to visit us.
(他自视甚高,不愿屈尊来访。)
若需更多例句或词形变化(如现在分词 vouchsafing),可参考牛津词典或柯林斯词典来源。
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