inform

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪnˈfɔːm/    美 /ɪnˈfɔɹm/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge). archaic,transitive
  2. To communicate knowledge to. transitive
    — For he would learn their business secretly, / And then inform his master hastily.
  3. To impart information or knowledge. intransitive
  4. To act as an informer; denounce.
  5. To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.). transitive
    — His sense of religion informs everything he writes.
  6. To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably. intransitive,obsolete
  7. To direct, guide. formal,transitive
    — Don’t forget the code of ethics that informs this profession.
  8. To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear. archaic,intransitive
    — It is the bloody business which informs / Thus to mine eyes.
形容词 adj.
  1. Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed. not-comparable
    — Bleak Crags, and naked Hills, And the whole Prospect so inform and rude

词形变化

informs present,singular,third-person informing participle,present informed participle,past informed past enform alternative

词汇关系

近义词
apprise notify name names peach snitch take shape advise discuss enlighten impart inform keep informed let know tell
反义词
encrypt disinform misguide misinform mislead withhold
上位词
communicate
下位词
divulge educate instruct teach
衍生词
informance informant information informative informatory informed informee informer inform on misinform overinform preinform reinform uninform uninformed

词源

词源 1
From Middle English informen, enformen, borrowed from Old French enformer, informer (“to train, instruct, inform”), from Latin īnfōrmō (“to shape, form, train, instruct, educate”), from in- (“into”) + fōrma (“form, shape”), equivalent to in- + form.
词源 2
From Latin īnfōrmis.
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