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/fɔɹˈɡoʊ/ · /fɔːˈɡəʊ/
To decide not to take or not to do something you could have had, especially something pleasant or something you have a right to. People usually forego something for a reason: to save money, to help someone else, or because something else matters more.
放棄(本來可以有的)
過去式 forewent過去分詞 foregone-ing foregoing三單 foregoes
核心畫面
One way to hold this word: something you are to is set down in front of you, and you quietly move your hand back. Nobody takes it away. You leave it there on purpose, because something else is worth more to you right now.
可以想成這樣一個畫面:一樣你本來就拿得到的東西擺在你面前,你把伸出去的手收了回來。沒有人搶走它。是你自己決定留在那裡…更多收起
可以想成這樣一個畫面:一樣你本來就拿得到的東西擺在你面前,你把伸出去的手收了回來。沒有人搶走它。是你自己決定留在那裡不動,因為此刻有別的事對你來說更重要。這個「自願」的感覺,是 forego 跟 lose、miss 最不一樣的地方。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。
foregoverb詞源 1/fɔɹˈɡoʊ/
- 1
To precede, to go before.
- pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
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。