bereave

前缀be-, 强调。-reave, 剥夺，词源同rip, rob.

bereave

bereave: see rob

bereave (v.)

Old English bereafian "to deprive of, take away, seize, rob," from be + reafian "rob, plunder," from Proto-Germanic *raubojanan, from PIE *reup- "to snatch" (see rapid). A common Germanic formation (compare Old Frisian birava "despoil," Old Saxon biroban, Dutch berooven, Old High German biroubon, German berauben, Gothic biraubon). Since mid-17c., mostly in reference to life, hope, loved ones, and other immaterial possessions. Past tense forms bereaved and bereft have co-existed since 14c., now slightly differentiated in meaning, the former applied to loss of loved ones, the latter to circumstances.

1. Nothing can bereave us of such sweet memories.

没有什么东西可以夺去我们这样甜蜜的记忆.

2. Nothing can bereave us of such sweet memory.

没有东西可以夺去我们这样甜蜜的记忆.