2012年5月5日 星期六

2012_05_05 Besot n. 到着迷;缠住。

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。着迷;缠住
2。来麻醉酒后神志不清
3。为了使愚蠢或愚蠢恐惧和迷信迷住头脑

我们不能大词独立和主权,使人醉自己。我们必须开始具体任务
- 彼得·Rawicz彼得·怀尔斯天空

试图与她的出现使人醉因为他她的父亲的权力和金钱
- 朱迪思·佩拉Tracie彼得森超越希望

前缀被用于英语表示动词,在当代成为交好SOT称为酒精

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