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reave是什么意思

reave

英 [riːv] 美
  • vt. 抢走,劫掠;剥夺
  • vi. 抢走,劫掠;剥夺

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reave 抢走,剥夺

来自古英语 reafian,抢劫,来自 Proto-Germanic*raubjon,抢走,来自 PIE*reup,抢走,抓走,词 源同 rob,rip.常见于复合词 bereave,剥夺,丧失亲人。

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reave (v.)
Old English reafian "to rob (something from someone), plunder, pillage," from Proto-Germanic *raubjon (cognates: Old Frisian ravia, Middle Dutch roven, Dutch rooven, Old High German roubon, German rauben), from PIE *reup- "to snatch" (see rip (v.)). Related: Reaved; reaving.

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