must

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that is mandatory, required or recommended. auxiliary,defective,modal
    — If you're trekking all day, a map is a must.
  2. The property of being stale or musty. auxiliary,countable,defective,modal,uncountable
  3. Alternative spelling of musth. alt-of,alternative,auxiliary,countable,defective
    — No animal in the world is so dangerous as an elephant in must.
  4. Something that exhibits the property of being stale or musty. auxiliary,countable,defective,modal,uncountable
  5. Fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes. auxiliary,countable,defective,modal,uncountable
    — No sweet grape lies hidden here in the shade of its vine-leaves, No fermenting must fills and o'erflows the deep vats.
动词 v.
  1. To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence. auxiliary,defective,modal,no-past-participle,no-present-participle
    — You must arrive in class on time.
  2. To make musty. auxiliary,defective,modal,transitive
  3. To do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate. auxiliary,defective,modal,no-past-participle,no-present-participle
    — If it has rained all day, it must be very wet outside.
  4. To become musty. auxiliary,defective,intransitive,modal
  5. Used to indicate that something is very likely, probable, or certain to be true. auxiliary,defective,modal,no-past-participle,no-present-participle
    — The children must be asleep by now.

词形变化

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词汇关系

衍生词
all good things must come to an end Assad must go curse Caesar's wife must be above suspicion cooler heads must prevail cool heads must prevail every dog must have his day every dog must have its day I must go I must love you and leave you I must say must-buy must get in front must-have must have been the wind must have killed a Chinaman must-learn must-link must-listening must-move must needs must-read must-try musturbation must watch must-win needs must needs must when the devil drives one must give to get there must be something in the water the show must go on the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must want must be one's master what goes up must come down you must be fun at parties you must be new here you must spoil before you spin must weight mustimeter

词源

词源 1
From Middle English moste ("must", literally, "had to", the past tense of Middle English moten (“to have to”)), from Old English mōste (“had to”), 1st & 3rd person singular past tense of mōtan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, must, may”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. Cognate with Dutch moest (“had to”), German musste (“had to”), Swedish måste (“must, have to, be obliged to”). More at mote.
词源 2
From Middle English must, from Old English must and Old French must, most, both from Latin mustum.
词源 3
See musth.
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