- 1
Away from the right path, or away from correct or good behavior. It's mostly used in the set phrases 'go astray' (to get lost, or start behaving badly) and 'lead someone astray' (to cause someone else to start behaving badly).
誤入歧途、迷失方向(常用 go astray / lead sb. astray)
組成a- (an old prefix meaning 'in a state of') + stray (to wander away from the group or path)
同家族的字
- straythe base word — to wander away, also used for a stray cat or dog with no home
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
astrayadv/əˈstɹeɪ/
- 1
Away from the proper path; in a wrong or unknown direction.
- Go, set the storm-winds free, / And sink their ships or scatter them astray, / And strew their corpses forth, to weltering waves a prey.
- 2
Away from what is right and good; into error or evil.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。