indite

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

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral. uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To physically make (letters and words) on a writing surface; to inscribe. transitive
  2. To write (something, especially a literary or artistic work); to compose. transitive
    — From a VVriter of Books, our Author is already dvvindled to a Preface-monger, and from Prefaces I am confident he may in a ſhort time be improved to endite Tickets for the Bear-Garden.
  3. To dictate (something); to prompt.
    — My heart is inditing a good matter.
  4. To ask or invite (someone). obsolete
    — She vvill endite him to ſome ſupper.
  5. To indict (someone); to accuse; to censure. obsolete
    — the wonder that my wit cannot endite

词形变化

indites present,singular,third-person inditing participle,present indited participle,past indited past endite alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
inditement inditer

词源

词源 1
Originally a variant of indict; from Middle English enditen, endyten, from Old French enditer, from Late Latin indictāre, from in- + dictare (“to declare”). Doublet of indict.
词源 2
From indium + -ite.
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