attain

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /əˈteɪn/    美 /əˈteɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of attainment.; An act of arriving at or reaching; an act of obtaining by effort. archaic
    — —A gulf of years then severed the twain; / Till he heard—a painter of high attain— / She was dying on her domain.
  2. Synonym of attainment.; That which is obtained by effort. archaic
    — Even Crovvns and Diadems, the moſt ſplendid parts of terrene attains; are akin to that, vvhich to day is in the field, and to morrovv is cut dovvn, and vvither'd: […]
动词 v.
  1. To come to or reach (a place) by motion or progression. transitive
    — Canaan he novv attains, I ſee his Tents / Pitcht about Sechem, and the neighbouring Plaine / Of Moreh; […]
  2. To arrive at (a certain age or time, condition or state, etc.); to reach. figuratively,transitive
    — Night hangs vpon mine eyes, my Bones vvould reſt, / That have but labour'd, to attaine this houre.
  3. To gain (a desired result or other objective) through effort; to accomplish, to achieve. figuratively,transitive
    — To attain such a high level of proficiency requires hours of practice each day.
  4. To gain possession of (something tangible or intangible) through effort; to acquire, to obtain. archaic,figuratively,transitive
    — [K]ing Edwarde [IV] returned, and wͭ much leſſe nũber thẽ [number then [than]] he had, at Barnet on theſtre daye felde [the Easter Day field], ſlewe the Erle of warwik [Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick] wͭ many other great eſtates of yͤ partie, ⁊ ſo ſtably attained the crowne againe, that he peaſſybly enioyed it vntil his dieng day: […]
  5. To reach (someone) after being behind them. obsolete,transitive
    — The Earle finding the Caſtle freed, and the Enemie retired, purſued vvith all celeritie into Scotland, hoping to haue ouer-taken the Scottiſh King, and to haue giuen him Battaile. But not attaining him in time, ſate dovvne before the Caſtle of Aton […] vvhich in a ſmall time hee tooke.
  6. To find out (information, knowledge, etc.); to ascertain, to get at. figuratively,obsolete,transitive
    — [I]t pleaſeth God to diſcouer certayne things to his ſeruantes after this maner at the fyrſte ſpringing vp of the Goſpell: of whiche thyng we may now atteyne manifeſt knowledge by his worde.
  7. Often followed by to.; To come to or reach a place by motion or progression; to reach. archaic,intransitive
    — Then ſayde the children of Joſeph: We ſhal not be able to attayne vnto the mountayne, for there are yron charettes [chariots] amonge all the Cananites, that dwell in the londe of Emek, by whom lyeth Beth Sean and the vyllages therof, and Jeſreal in Emek.
  8. Often followed by to.; To arrive at a certain condition or state, etc. figuratively,intransitive
    — You may not, perhaps, live to see your trees attain to the dignity of timber—I, nevertheless, approve of your planting, and the disinterested spirit that prompts you to it.
  9. Often followed by to.; To gain possession of something tangible or intangible through effort. figuratively,intransitive
    — Such knowlege is to wonderfull ⁊ excellẽt [excellent] for me, I can not atteyne vnto it.
  10. Often followed by to.; To come to or reach a position without moving from one place to another. intransitive,obsolete
    — Now then, art thou afrayd leaſt God who careth for all things without care, moueth them without touching them, and atteyneth to them without putting himſelf foorth, is not able to wéeld theſe lower things without defyling himſelf by them?
  11. Often followed by to.; To extend or reach from one position to another; to stretch. intransitive,obsolete
    — [S]onne Arthur, you ſhall giue to Perron your wife this night the Charter of her endowrie, wherein is compriſed the land of the Citie of Saintes and of Pois, attaining to the bounds of Gaſgoine.
  12. Often followed by to.; To find out information, knowledge, etc. figuratively,intransitive,obsolete
    — I ſtudy tyll my braynes ake to ꝑceyue [perceive] this mater but I can nat attayne to it: […]
  13. Often followed by to.; To gain a desired result or other objective through effort. figuratively,intransitive,obsolete
    — [H]e ſent ſtreyght his letters ⁊ his meſſengers in euery place⸝ where as he thought to recouer⸝ or attaigne to haue any company of men of warre.
  14. Often followed by to.; Of a person: to live to a certain age or time. figuratively,intransitive,obsolete
    — Heare thou yͭ haſt kepte in the earth ſo lõge [longe], this I ſaye vnto the, before thou begynneſt to appeare nomore: There ſhal none after yͤ atteyne vnto thy tyme.
  15. Often followed by to.; Of a thing: to befall, to happen to someone. figuratively,intransitive,obsolete
    — As for the ſoule firſt, we ſhall nede no rehearſal of any harme that by this kinde of tribulacion maye attaine thereto: but if that by ſomme inordinate loue and affectiõ [affection] that the ſoule beare to the body, ſhe conſent to ſlide frõ [from] the faith, and thereby do her harme her ſelfe.

词形变化

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词汇关系

衍生词
attainability attainable attained attainer attaining attainment reattain unattaining
相关词
attainder attaint attainture

词源

词源 1
The verb is derived from Middle English atteinen, atteynen (“to achieve, attain; to be adequate or sufficient; to affect; to come or get to (a place), reach; to corrupt, taint; to overcome, overpower; to overtake; to succeed; to tamper with; (law) to bring to justice, punish”), from ataign-, a stem of Anglo-Norman ataindre, and Old French ataindre, attaindre (“to reach”) (modern French atteindre), from Vulgar Latin *attangere, from Latin attingere, the present active infinitive of attingō (“to come into contact with, touch; to affect; to arrive at, reach; etc.”), from ad- (prefix indicating a nearing or reaching) (appearing as at- due to assimilation with the following t, inducing gemination) + tangō (“to grasp, touch; to arrive at, reach; to attain; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to grasp; to touch”)). Doublet of attainder and attinge.
The noun is derived from the verb.
词源 2
The verb is derived from Middle English atteinen, atteynen (“to achieve, attain; to be adequate or sufficient; to affect; to come or get to (a place), reach; to corrupt, taint; to overcome, overpower; to overtake; to succeed; to tamper with; (law) to bring to justice, punish”), from ataign-, a stem of Anglo-Norman ataindre, and Old French ataindre, attaindre (“to reach”) (modern French atteindre), from Vulgar Latin *attangere, from Latin attingere, the present active infinitive of attingō (“to come into contact with, touch; to affect; to arrive at, reach; etc.”), from ad- (prefix indicating a nearing or reaching) (appearing as at- due to assimilation with the following t, inducing gemination) + tangō (“to grasp, touch; to arrive at, reach; to attain; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to grasp; to touch”)). Doublet of attainder and attinge.
The noun is derived from the verb.
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