一.词根“mend”
“mend”作为词根,有“委托;命令;推荐”以及“错误;修改”等含义,以下是一些常见的构词及对应短语:
1.表明“委托;命令;推荐”
● commend
含义:赞扬;推荐;委托
常见短语:commend oneself to(向……道好;自荐);be commended for(因……而受到表扬)
例句:The teacher commended the student for his hard work.(老师因这个学生努力学习而表扬了他。)
● recommend
含义:推荐;提议;劝告
常见短语:recommend sb. to do sth.(提议某人做某事);recommend sth. to sb.(向某人推荐某物)
例句:Can you recommend a good restaurant to me?(你能给我推荐一家好餐厅吗?)
二.表明“错误;修改”
● amend
含义:修改;修订;改善
常见短语:amend a law(修改法律);amend one's ways(改过自新)
例句:They decided to amend the contract.(他们决定修改合同。)
● emend
含义:校订;修正(尤指书籍、手稿等)
常见短语:emend a text(校订文本)
例句:The editor spent hours emending the manuscript.(编辑花了几个小时校订手稿。)
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二.词根 “mand”
“mand”表明“命令;委托;要求”,相关常见构词及短语如下:
● command
含义:命令;指挥;控制;掌握
常见短语:command sb. to do sth.(命令某人做某事);take command of(指挥;控制)
例句:The general commanded his troops to attack.(将军命令他的部队进攻。)
● demand
含义:要求;需求;询问
常见短语:demand sth. from/of sb.(向某人要求某物);in demand(有需求;畅销)
例句:The workers are demanding higher pay.(工人们要求提高工资。)
● mandate
含义:授权;命令;要求;任期
常见短语:give a mandate to(授权给……);under a mandate(在授权范围内)
例句:The new government has a mandate to carry out reforms.(新政府有进行改革的授权。)
● remand
含义:还押;将……发回;召回
常见短语:remand sb. in custody(将某人还押候审)
例句:The suspect was remanded in custody until his next court appearance.(嫌疑人被还押候审,直到下次出庭。)