complete: [14] Complete first reached English as an adjective, either via Old French complet or direct from Latin complētus. This was the past participle of complēre ‘fill up, finish’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com- and plēre ‘fill’, a word related to Latin plēnus ‘full’ (whence plenary, plenitude, plenty, etc) and indeed to English full.
The verb complēre itself came into Old French as the now obsolete complir (complete as a verb is a later formation from the adjective), and was prefixed with a- to produce accomplir. From its stem accompliss- English got accomplish [14]. => accomplish, compliment, comply, expletive, plenary, plenty
complete (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French complet "full," or directly from Latin completus, past participle of complere "to fill up, complete the number of (a legion, etc.)," transferred to "to fill, to fulfill, to finish (a task)," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + plere "to fill" (see pleio-).
complete (v.)
late 14c.; see complete (adj.). Related: Completed; completing.
权威例句
1. It'll be two years before the process is complete.
这个过程需要两年才能完成。
2. Michael was given a complete going-over and then treated for glandular fever.
迈克尔接受了全面体检,随后又进行了腺热治疗。
3. Telling a complete stranger about your life is difficult.
要对一个素昧平生的人谈自己的生活经历是比较困难。
4. The boy's room is a complete contrast to the guest room.
这个男孩的房间和客房截然不同。
5. His six-year transition programme has by no means been a complete failure.
【attain, finish, accomplish, complete, achieve】
attain: 达到,实现,常用于一般人的能力不易达到的目的。如:Greater efforts are needed before we can attain our goals.
finish: 最常用,后接动词的-ing形式,表示在一个活动的连续过程中完成了最后的一步或阶段。如:I’ll finish the job alone. (我要独自完成这项工作。)
accomplish: 表成功,强调完成的结果而不是过程。如:Because of his hard word, things are accomplished. (由于他的努力,事情都已完成了。)
complete: 表示积极的完成,更具体地指建筑、工程等的完成。如:Has he complete his novel yet? (他的小说写完了吗?)
achieve: 完成,实现,强调通过努力而达到目的。如:You will achieve success if you work hard.