forthcome

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A coming forth. obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To come forth. intransitive
    — By dropping a penny in the slot, the gas was forthcoming, and when a penny's worth had forthcome the supply was automatically shut off.

词形变化

forthcomes present,singular,third-person forthcoming participle,present forthcame past forthcome participle,past forthcomes plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English forthcomen, from Old English forþcuman (“to come forth, proceed, arrive at, succeed, come to pass, come true, be born”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to forth- + come.
词源 2
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English forþcyme (“a forthcoming”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kumiz (“coming”), equivalent to forth- + come. Cognate with German Fortkommen (“advancement”).
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