词族 · ante
英语词源
- ante
- 1838 (n.), 1846 (v.), American English poker slang, apparently from Latin ante "before," from PIE *anti- "facing opposite, against," with derivatives meaning "in front of, before; end" (cognates: Sanskrit antah "end, border, boundary," Hittite hanti "opposite," Greek anta, anten "opposite," anti "over against, opposite, before;" Old Lithuanian anta "on to;" Gothic anda "along;" Old English and- "against;" German ent- "along, against"), from root *ant- "front, forehead."
权威例句
- 1. Paul Reichmann offered to ante up $2 million.
- 保罗·赖克曼出价到200万美金。
- 2. The publisher upped the ante for the biography by offering 1000 yuan.
- 这家出版社提高了这部传记的预约稿酬,愿比其竞争对手多付1000元.
- 3. His ex - wife has upped the ante in her alimony suit against him.
- 他的 前妻 在诉讼中要求提高赡养费.
- 4. When his wife was awarded alimony by the court, Snow had to ante up.
- 当他的太太被法庭判定获有离婚赡养费时, 斯诺不得不付这笔钱.
- 5. Chueh - hui couldn't sIt'still . He went out into the cold air of the hall's ante - room.
- 他在房里坐不住, 便信步走出去.