respond

英 [r?'sp?nd] 美[r?'spɑnd]

反義詞

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第三人稱單數(shù):?responds;過去式:?responded;過去分詞:?responded;現(xiàn)在分詞:?responding;

respond 回答，答復(fù)

re-,向后，往回，-spond,承諾，答復(fù)，詞源同 spouse,correspond.

respond: respond: [16] Respond comes from Latin respondēre ‘promise in return’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ and spondēre ‘promise’ (source of English sponsor, spouse, etc). The notion of ‘obligation’ survives in the derivative responsible [16]. The Italian descendant of respondēre is rispondere, whose feminine past participle risposta has given English riposte [18] (originally a fencing term).
=> sponsor, spouse
respond (v.): c. 1300, respound, from Old French respondere "respond, correspond," from Latin respondere "respond, answer to, promise in return," from re- "back" (see re-) + spondere "to pledge" (see spondee). Modern spelling and pronunciation is from c. 1600. Related: Responded; responding.

1. Some cases of arthritis respond to a gluten-free diet.: 無麩質(zhì)飲食對(duì)一些關(guān)節(jié)炎患者有療效。

2. Like any other public servants, police must respond to public demand.: 和其他所有公務(wù)員一樣，警察必須服務(wù)于公眾的需求。

3. We must respond to well-founded criticism with a willingness to change.: 對(duì)于有根有據(jù)的批評(píng)，我們必須樂意作出改變。

5. Even very young premature babies respond to their mother's presence.: 即使是很小的早產(chǎn)兒也會(huì)對(duì)母親的出現(xiàn)做出反應(yīng)。