vi. 出席;致力于,獻身于;侍候,照顧;關注;
vt. 出席,參加;[常用被動語態](作為結果、情況)伴隨;照顧;陪伴;
?? at=ad,to+tend延伸→把思維延伸到→關注,引申為期待某人到達,后來又引申為到達 → 出席
"All the local clergy were asked to attend the ceremony."
所有當地的圣職人員都獲邀參加這項儀式。
近義:assist, participate, come, concur, go, frequent
反義:absent, ignore, overlook, shelve, slight, unattend
n. 父母;雙親(parent的復數)
近義:parentage
反義:offspring, progeny, scions, sons, brood, descendants