preserve英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits. countable,uncountable
A reservation, a nature preserve. countable,uncountable

— Suppose Shakespeare had been knocked on the head some dark night in Sir Thomas Lucy's preserves, the world would have wagged on better or worse, the pitcher gone to the well, the scythe to the corn, and the student to his book; and no one been any the wiser of the loss.
An exclusive area of activity. countable,uncountable

— Kids regard their tree houses as their own preserve.

动词 v.

To protect; to keep from harm or injury.

— Let's pray that we'd be preserved from danger.
To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare (fruits, meat, etc.) for storage.

— to preserve peaches or grapes
To maintain throughout; to keep intact.

— to preserve appearances; to preserve silence

词形变化

preserves plural præserve alternative preserves present,singular,third-person preserving participle,present preserved participle,past preserved past præserve alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

game preserve natural preserve shooting preserve biopreserved cryopreserve God preserve us lyopreserve mispreserve nonpreserved preservability preservable preservation preserving glass preservingly preserving pan unpreserved

词源

词源 1

From Middle English preserven, from Old French preserver, from Medieval Latin prēservāre (“keep, preserve”), from Late Latin praeservāre (“guard beforehand”), from prae (“before”, adverb) + servāre (“maintain, keep”). Displaced native Old English nerian.

词源 2

From Middle English preserven, from Old French preserver, from Medieval Latin prēservāre (“keep, preserve”), from Late Latin praeservāre (“guard beforehand”), from prae (“before”, adverb) + servāre (“maintain, keep”). Displaced native Old English nerian.