lief
英 [li?f]
美[lif]
- adj. 親愛的；樂意的
- adv. 自愿；欣喜
- n. (Lief)人名；(英、荷)利夫
暢通詞匯
中文詞源
lief 高興地，樂意地
來自PIE*leubh,愛，詞源同love.引申詞義高興的，樂意的。
英文詞源
- lief (adj.)
- Old English leof "dear, valued, beloved, pleasant;" also as a noun, "a beloved person, friend," from Proto-Germanic *leubo- (cognates: Old Norse ljutr, Old Frisian liaf, Dutch lief, Old High German liob, German lieb, Gothic liufs "dear, beloved"), from PIE root *leubh- "love" (see love (n.)). As an adverb, "dearly, willingly" from c. 1250. I want and I'd love to are overworked and misused to fill the hole left in the language when I would lief faded in 17c.
雙語例句
- 1. I would as lief kill myself as betray my master.
- 我寧愿自殺也不會出賣我的主人。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Frankly, I'd just as lief stay.
- 坦白地說, 我愿意留下來.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. Level 45 Woodcutting and an axe to help Lumberjack Lief.
- 消除45木刻和一把斧頭欣喜幫助伐木工人.
來自互聯網
- 4. I had as lief go there as anywhere.
- 我寧愿到那里也不到別處.
來自互聯網