adhere

动词 v.
/ædˈhɪə/    /ædˈhɪɹ/|/ædˈhɪə/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united. intransitive
    — Wax adhered to his finger.
  2. To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc. figuratively,intransitive
    — Upon the whole, if, by the British dominions, you mean territories subject to the Parliament, you adhere to your usual fallacy, and suppose what you are bound to prove.
  3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. figuratively,intransitive
    — For the most part, Hefner's female companions all adhered to the same mold: twentysomething, bosomy and blonde. "Well, I guess I know what I like," he once said when asked about his preferences.
  4. To fasten by adhesion. transitive
    — A process in producing playing balls which consists molding a pair of hollow hemispheres from suitable air proof mate rial softening their edges by heat and adhering them to form a unitary hollow sphere inclosing said sphere in a stiffened envelop.
  5. To affirm a judgment. intransitive

词形变化

adheres present,singular,third-person adhering participle,present adhered participle,past adhered past adhære alternative,archaic

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Latin haereō
Latin adhaereōder.
Middle English *adheren
English adhere
From Middle English *adheren (suggested by Middle English adherande (“adhering, adherent”, present participle)), from Latin adhaerēre, adhaesum: ad (“to”) + haerēre (“to stick”). Compare French adhérer.
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