记忆方法
记忆“inform”这个单词，可以将其分解为“in-”和“form”。想象你把“form”表格或者形状“放入”（in）某个容器或系统中，这个过程就是“inform”向他人提供信息或知识，相当于“inform”可以理解为“把信息放入”对方脑中的动作。
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词族 · inform
中文词源
inform 通知
in-,进入，使，form,形成。其原义使成形，训练，后引申词义教导，教育，说明，通知。引申演变比较instruct.
英语词源
- inform
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inform: [14] When English first acquired inform (via Old French enfourmer) it was used simply for ‘give form or shape to’. However, its Latin original, informāre (a compound verb based on forma ‘form’), had in classical times moved on from the primary notion of ‘shaping’ via ‘forming an idea of something’ and ‘describing it’ to ‘telling or instructing people about something’. English took this sense over too, and has persevered with it, but ‘give shape to’ was dropped in the 17th century.
=> form - inform (v.)
- early 14c., "to train or instruct in some specific subject," from Old French informer "instruct, inform, teach," and directly from Latin informare "to shape, form," figuratively "train, instruct, educate," from in- "into" (see in- (2)) + formare "to form, shape," from forma "form" (see form (n.)). Varied with enform until c. 1600. Sense of "report facts or news" first recorded late 14c. Related: Informed; informing.
权威例句
- 1. Teachers inform me that Tracey's behaviour has improved no end.
- 老师们告诉我特雷西的行为大有改善。
- 2. The concept of the Rose continued to inform the poet's work.
- 玫瑰的概念持续贯穿于诗人的作品中。
- 3. We simply want to inform people objectively about events.
- 我们只是想如实地向人们通报事件情况。
- 4. Nobody had the decency to inform me of what was planned.
- 竟然没有一个人最起码地通知我一声计划了些什么。
- 5. We regret to inform you that you are being furloughed indefinitely.
- 我们遗憾地通知您，您将要无限期地在家待岗。
词语辨析
【inform, notify, advise, acquaint】
这组词都有“通知、告知”的意思，其区别是：
inform: 普通用词，指传达事实或信息，或指经过研究或调查而获得的事实或信息。
notify: 指正式通知需要注意的事情。
advise: 指正式通知某件重要事，所通知的事情与被通知的人有关。
acquaint: 指提供有关信息或情况使某人熟悉某些过程或复杂的情况。
这组词都有“通知、告知”的意思，其区别是：
inform: 普通用词，指传达事实或信息，或指经过研究或调查而获得的事实或信息。
notify: 指正式通知需要注意的事情。
advise: 指正式通知某件重要事，所通知的事情与被通知的人有关。
acquaint: 指提供有关信息或情况使某人熟悉某些过程或复杂的情况。