Divest
[ da?'v?st ]
出國 Abroad
vt. 剝奪;脫去（衣服）;2。從…取去…;1。（給某人）脫衣服;
?? 詞根助記
di去掉+vest衣服→去掉衣服→脫去，剝奪
?? 例句
divest a queen of her robes
為女王脫去王袍.
To divest of feminine traits, qualities, or characteristics.
使失去女人味使失去女性特征，品質或特色
To divest of interest.
使興味索然，使不關注
The maid helped to divest the old lady of her overcoat.
女傭幫那老太太脫下大衣。
These men cannot entirely divest themselves of hunanity.
這種人也不是全無人道。
?? 聯想助記
【記】di-去掉,vest-背心,內衣,使穿衣服,授予:脫衣,剝奪
? 同義詞
?? 反義詞
?? 詞根
-vest-表示“衣服”
?? 牛津釋義
divest
v[Tn.pr]
(fml 文)
1 ~ sb of sth take off (sb's clothes) 脫去（某人的衣服）
divest a queen of her robes 為女王脫去王袍.
2 ~ sb of sth take away (sb's power, rights, responsibility, etc) 解除（某人的權力、 權利、 責任等）
The disgraced official was divested of all authority. 該失勢官員失去了一切權力.
3 ~ oneself of sth rid oneself of (a feeling, an idea, etc) 使自己擺脫（某種感情、 思想等）
He could not divest himself of the suspicion that his wife was being unfaithful. 他無法消除自己的疑心, 總覺得妻子不忠.
?? 擴展釋義
*[dai'vest]vt. 使擺脫, 使脫去, 奪去【經】 取消權力相關詞組: divest oneself of divest sb of sth
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It was a pleasure meeting you, too.
我也很高興碰到你。
You are smaller than I am.
你比我小。
Happy birthday! said Polly, and gave Ann her present---a red feather.
“生日快樂！”波利說，然后給安送禮物--一根紅羽毛。