Word of the Day for Saturday, May 5, 2012
besot \bih-SOT\, verb:
1. To infatuate; obsess.
2. To intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
3. To make stupid or foolish: a mind besotted with fear and superstition.
We mustn't besot ourselves with big words like independence and sovereignty. We must begin with small concrete tasks.
-- Piotr Rawicz and Peter Wiles, Blood from the Sky
He tried to appear as besot with her as he was with her father's power and money.
-- Judith Pella and Tracie Peterson, A Hope Beyond
The prefix be was used in Middle English to denote verbs, as in the contemporary words become and befriend. The word sot referred to an alcoholic.
1。到着迷;缠住。
2。来麻醉或酒后神志不清。
3。为了使愚蠢的或愚蠢的:恐惧和迷信迷住头脑。
我们不能用大词,如独立和主权,使人醉自己。我们必须开始与小的具体任务。
- 彼得·Rawicz和彼得·怀尔斯,从天空的血
他试图与她的出现,为使人醉,因为他与她的父亲的权力和金钱。
- 朱迪思·佩拉和Tracie彼得森的,超越希望
前缀被用于英语中表示动词,在当代成为和交好。字SOT称为酒精。
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