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词族 · expire
中文词源
expire 终止
ex-, 向外。-spir, 呼吸，词源同spirit, inspire. 原指呼出最后一口气，临终。
英语词源
- expire
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expire: see spirit
- expire (v.)
- c. 1400, "to die," from Old French expirer "expire, elapse" (12c.), from Latin expirare/exspirare "breathe out, blow out, exhale; breathe one's last, die," hence, figuratively, "expire, come to an end, cease," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit (n.)). "Die" is the older sense in English; that of "breathe out" is first attested 1580s. Of laws, patents, treaties, etc., mid-15c. In 17c. also transitive. Related: Expired; expiring.
权威例句
- 1. When does your driving licence expire?
- 你的驾照什么时候到期？
- 2. His term of office as president will expire next year.
- 他的总统任期明年将届满.
- 3. When does your trade agreement with Japan expire?
- 你们同日本签订的贸易协定何时期满?
- 4. The flowers expire fragrance.
- 鲜花散发芳香.
- 5. The coalition could break down before the five years expire .
- 此次联合可能在五年期限结束之前就破裂。
词语辨析
【expire, pass away, perish, die, decease】
这组词都有“死”的意思，其区别是：
expire: 委婉用词。从本义“从肺部吐出气来”引申为吐出最后一口气，断气而死。
pass away: 是die的委婉用语。
perish: 书面用词，多指夭折或不幸暴亡。
die: 最普通用词，指某人或某物失去生命而永远不存在。
decease: 正式用词，多指法律上的用语。
这组词都有“死”的意思，其区别是：
expire: 委婉用词。从本义“从肺部吐出气来”引申为吐出最后一口气，断气而死。
pass away: 是die的委婉用语。
perish: 书面用词，多指夭折或不幸暴亡。
die: 最普通用词，指某人或某物失去生命而永远不存在。
decease: 正式用词，多指法律上的用语。