pave

英 [pe?v] 美[pev]

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第三人稱單數:?paves;過去式:?paved;過去分詞:?paved;現在分詞:?paving;

pave 鋪路

來自古法語paver,鋪路，來自拉丁語pavire,擊打，踩，踐踏，來自PIE*pau,砍，擊，引申詞義思考，詞源同pudenda,compute,putative.

pave (v.): early 14c., "to cover (a street) with stones or other material," from Old French paver "to pave" (12c.), perhaps a back-formation from Old French pavement or else from Vulgar Latin *pavare, from Latin pavire "to beat, ram, tread down," from PIE *pau- "to cut, strike, stamp" (cognates: Latin putare "to prune;" Greek paiein "to strike;" Lithuanian piauju "to cut," piuklas "saw"). Related: Paved; paving. The figurative sense of "make smooth" (as in pave the way) is attested from 1580s.

1. The town council decided to pave the square before the Hall.: 市議會決定把市政廳前的廣場鋪上石板.

2. I believe this treaty will pave the way to peace in Europe.: 我相信這個條約將為歐洲的和平鋪平道路.

3. The mushroom development of technology will pave the way for improving our economy.: 科學技術的迅猛發展將為我們改善經濟狀況鋪平道路.

4. I do hope the treaty will pave the way to peace in the Middle East.: 我真希望這個條約將為中東的和平鋪平道路.

5. Their economic policy pave the way for industrial expansion.: 他們的經濟政策為工業發展鋪平了道路。