reave
英 [riːv]
美
- vt. 抢走,劫掠;剥夺
- vi. 抢走,劫掠;剥夺
英英释义
- 1. steal goods; take as spoils;
- "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
中文词源
reave 抢走,剥夺
来自古英语 reafian,抢劫,来自 Proto-Germanic*raubjon,抢走,来自 PIE*reup,抢走,抓走,词 源同 rob,rip.常见于复合词 bereave,剥夺,丧失亲人。
英文词源
- reave (v.)
- Old English reafian "to rob (something from someone), plunder, pillage," from Proto-Germanic *raubjon (cognates: Old Frisian ravia, Middle Dutch roven, Dutch rooven, Old High German roubon, German rauben), from PIE *reup- "to snatch" (see rip (v.)). Related: Reaved; reaving.
词态变化
第三人称单数: reaves;过去式: reaved; reft;过去分词: reaved; reft;现在分词: reaving;