convey

英 [kən'veɪ] 美[kən've]

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第三人称单数: conveys;过去式: conveyed;过去分词: conveyed;现在分词: conveying;

convey 运送，传达

con-, 强调。-vey, 路，移动，词源同via, way.

convey: convey: [13] Etymologically, to convey something is to go with it on its way. It comes via Old French conveier from medieval Latin conviāre ‘accompany, escort’, a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘with’ and via ‘way’. The verb’s Latin meaning was carried through into English, and though it died out in convey in the 18th century it survives in convoy [14], borrowed from a later French version of the word.
=> convoy, via
convey (v.): c. 1300, "to go along with;" late 14c., "to carry, transport;" from Anglo-French conveier, from Old French convoier "to escort" (Modern French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *conviare "to accompany on the way," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + via "way, road" (see via). It was a euphemism for "steal" 15c.-17c., which helped broaden its meaning. Related: Conveyed; conveying.

1. Euclid was trying to convey his idea of a geometrical point.: 欧几里得试图表达他的一个几何学观点。

2. The speed at which we talk can also convey a great deal.: 我们的语速同样能传达许多信息。

3. Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength.: 红色之类的颜色可给人以充满活力与力量的感觉。

4. It is difficult to convey the sheer complexity of the situation.: 很难说清楚形势究竟有多复杂.