sue

• vt. 控告；请求
• vi. 控告；提出请求
• n. (Sue)人名；(日)末(名)；(法)休；(英)休(女子教名Susan、Susanna的昵称)

来自古法语 suir,追踪，跟随，起诉，来自通俗拉丁语*sequere,跟随，来自拉丁语 sequi,跟随， 词源同 suit,sequence,pursue.后词义限定为控告，起诉。

sue

sue: [13] Sue, like its close relative pursue, originally meant ‘follow’ (‘My wickednesses ever follow me, as men may see the shadow a body sue’, Thomas Hoccleve, Complaint 1421). It comes via Anglo-Norman suer from Vulgar Latin *sequere ‘follow’, an alteration of Latin sequī ‘follow’ (source also of English consecutive, ensue [14], persecute, pursue, sequence, sect, set, suit, etc). Its legal use, which emerged in the 14th century, is based on the notion of ‘following’ up a matter in court (a similar inspiration underlies the related prosecute).
=> consecutive, ensue, persecute, prosecute, pursue, sect, sequence, set, suit

sue (v.)

c. 1200, "continue, persevere," from Anglo-French suer "follow after, continue," Old French suir, sivre "pursue, follow after, sue in court" (Modern French suivre), from Vulgar Latin *sequere "follow," from Latin sequi "follow" (see sequel). Sense of "start a lawsuit against" first recorded c. 1300, on notion of "following up" a matter in court. Sometimes short for ensue or pursue. Meaning "make entreaty, petition, plead" (usually with for) is from late 14c. Related: Sued; suing.

Sue

fem. proper name, a shortened or familiar form of Susan.

1. The name Susan is often abbreviated to Sue.

人名Susan经常被缩写为Sue.

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2. Sue screamed, not loudly, more in surprise than terror.

休尖叫起来，声音不大，吃惊多于恐惧。

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3. Sue and John were especially thrilled with this award.

休和约翰对于获得这个奖项感到兴奋不已。

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4. Another change that Sue made was to install central heating.

休所作的另一个改变是安装中央供暖系统。

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5. I thought Sue would be a good influence on you.

我认为苏能对你产生良好影响。

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