2012_02_21 bespeak To show; indicate.預示著\; 指示 \bih-SPEEK\, verb:

Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 21, 2012
bespeak \bih-SPEEK\, verb:
1. To show; indicate.
2. To ask for in advance.
3. To reserve beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for.
4. Literary. To speak to; address.
5. Obsolete. To foretell; forebode.
Let the crooked flower bespeak its purpose in straightness — to seek the light.
 -- Allen Ginsberg, Journals Mid-Fifties
In the execution of this universal gesture, most people bring down their thumb to signify the hammer's dropping, but Sean actually pulls his trigger finger, which I find much more threatening, since it seems to bespeak a genuine familiarity with the real thing.
 -- Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Bespeak is derived from the Old English word besprecan. It developed a wide range of meanings, such as request, discuss, or arrange.
預示著\波黑，聚醚醚酮\，動詞：

1。為了顯示;指示。
2。要求提前。
3。要事先預約，搞提前作出安排。
4。文學。發言;地址。
5。過時。預言;預示。

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