uphold

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
    — The mournful train/ Echoed her grief, [...]/ With groans, and hands upheld, to move his mind, /Besought his pity to their helpless kind
  2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
    — A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
  3. To support by approval or encouragement; to vindicate; to confirm (something which has been questioned)
    — let any moral come along and she would uphold it

词形变化

upholds present,singular,third-person upholding participle,present upheld past upheld participle,past upholden archaic,participle,past

词汇关系

近义词
vindicate
衍生词
upholdatory

词源

From Middle English upholden, equivalent to up- + hold. Compare Dutch ophouden (“to stop, cease, hold up”), German aufhalten (“to stop, halt, detain”). Compare also Middle Low German upholt, Old Norse upphald (“uphold, support”).
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