attempt

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The action of trying at something.
    — We made an attempt to cross the stream, but didn’t manage.
  2. An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.
    — No man can charge us of any attempt against the realm.
  3. A substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime).
    — Whoever voluntarily abandons the further commission of the offence or prevents its completion incurs no penalty for attempt.
  4. An act of trying to commit suicide
    — Her attempt was not successful, and resulted in her being hospitalized.
动词 v.
  1. To try.
    — to attempt an escape from prison
  2. To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt. obsolete
    — Yet since I see you fearful, that neither my coat, integrity, nor persuasion can with ease attempt you, I will go further than I meant, to pluck all fears out of you.
  3. To try to win, subdue, or overcome. archaic
    — one who attempts the virtue of a woman
  4. To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force. archaic
    — to attempt the enemy’s camp
  5. To make a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime).
    — Whoever takes a direct and immediate step towards the realisation of the offence as envisaged by them attempts to commit an offence.

词形变化

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词汇关系

近义词
take a stab at take a run at assay essay seek effort try bid
衍生词
apetempt attemptability attemptable attempter attemptive unattempted unattempting reattempt attemptless nonattempt

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Latin temptō
Latin attemptōder.
Old French atempterbor.
Middle English attempten
English attempt
Late 14th century, as Middle English attempten, from Old French atempter, from Latin attemptō (“to try, solicit”), from ad- (“to”) + temptō; see tempt.
The noun is from the 1530s, the sense "an assault on somebody's life, assassination attempt" (French attentat) is from 1580. By surface analysis, at- + tempt.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Latin temptō
Latin attemptōder.
Old French atempterbor.
Middle English attempten
English attempt
Late 14th century, as Middle English attempten, from Old French atempter, from Latin attemptō (“to try, solicit”), from ad- (“to”) + temptō; see tempt.
The noun is from the 1530s, the sense "an assault on somebody's life, assassination attempt" (French attentat) is from 1580. By surface analysis, at- + tempt.
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