记忆方法
将“interest”分解为“in”和“terest”。想象你对某件事情非常感兴趣（in），以至于你的注意力（terest）被完全吸引。这种“在……之间”（in-between）的注意力集中，可以帮助你记住单词的意思。
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词族 · interest
中文词源
interest 兴趣，利益，利息
来自拉丁语interesse,关心，关切，来自inter-,在内，在中间，相互，-esse,存在，是，词源同is,essence,entity.即内在的利益，兴趣等。后用于经济学指利息，以与高利贷(usury)相区别。
英语词源
- interest
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interest: [15] The Latin verb interesse meant literally ‘be between’ (it was a compound of inter ‘between’ and esse ‘be’). It was used metaphorically for ‘be of concern, be important, matter’, and appears to have been borrowed into Anglo-Norman as a noun, meaning ‘what one has a legal concern in or share of’. English took this over in the 14th century as interesse, but it gradually changed over the next hundred years or so into interest, mainly due to the influence of Old French interest ‘damage’, which came from the third person present singular form of the Latin verb.
The main modern sense ‘curiosity’ developed towards the end of the 18th century.
- interest (n.)
- mid-15c., "legal claim or right; concern; benefit, advantage;" earlier interesse (late 14c.), from Anglo-French interesse "what one has a legal concern in," from Medieval Latin interesse "compensation for loss," noun use of Latin interresse "to concern, make a difference, be of importance," literally "to be between," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + esse "to be" (see essence).
Compare German Interesse, from the same Medieval Latin source. Form in English influenced 15c. by French interest "damage," from Latin interest "it is of importance, it makes a difference," third person singular present of interresse. Financial sense of "money paid for the use of money lent" (1520s) earlier was distinguished from usury (illegal under Church law) by being in reference to "compensation due from a defaulting debtor." Meaning "curiosity" is first attested 1771. Interest group is attested from 1907; interest rate by 1868. - interest (v.)
- "to cause to be interested," c. 1600, earlier interesse (1560s), from the noun (see interest (n.)). Perhaps also from or influenced by interess'd, past participle of interesse.
权威例句
- 1. We have the interest of 500,000 customers to think of.
- 我们得为50万名顾客的利益着想。
- 2. Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence.
- 利率有望早日下调，从而增强了人们的信心。
- 3. Interest rates would come down as the recovery gathered pace.
- 随着复苏的加速，利率会降下来。
- 4. The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.
- 政府维持高利率的做法是正确的。
- 5. If raging inflation returns, then interest rates will shoot up.
- 如果再发生严重的通货膨胀，那么利率就会迅速上调。
词语辨析
【amuse, please, interest, entertain】
这组词都有“使人娱乐，消遣”的意思，其区别是：
amuse: 指使人通过注意某些有趣或悦人的事物而消遣，着重使人愉快的效果。
please: 多指愿望、兴趣得到满足后产生的强烈满意情绪。
interest: 普通用词，指出于任何原因使人兴奋或对某事物保持好奇心或注意力，侧重引起兴趣或注意。
entertain: 指通过给他人快乐感的消遣活动，使自己或他人从单调中解脱出来。
【profit, advantage, benefit, interest, favour, gain】
这组词都有“利益、好处”的意思，其区别是：
profit: 着重收益，尤指从物质、钱财等方面获得的利益。
advantage: 指因某方面占优势或利用某机会以及对方弱点而获得利益与好处。
benefit: 普通用词，指通过正当手段从物质或精神方面得到的任何好处或利益。
interest: 作“利益”解时，多用复数形式，既可指集团、群体的利益，又可指个人的利益。
favour: 指在竞争中获得的advantage,也可指在狭隘的个人利益。
gain: 指获得的物质利益，也暗示不损坏他人利益而得的无形好处。
这组词都有“使人娱乐，消遣”的意思，其区别是：
amuse: 指使人通过注意某些有趣或悦人的事物而消遣，着重使人愉快的效果。
please: 多指愿望、兴趣得到满足后产生的强烈满意情绪。
interest: 普通用词，指出于任何原因使人兴奋或对某事物保持好奇心或注意力，侧重引起兴趣或注意。
entertain: 指通过给他人快乐感的消遣活动，使自己或他人从单调中解脱出来。
【profit, advantage, benefit, interest, favour, gain】
这组词都有“利益、好处”的意思，其区别是：
profit: 着重收益，尤指从物质、钱财等方面获得的利益。
advantage: 指因某方面占优势或利用某机会以及对方弱点而获得利益与好处。
benefit: 普通用词，指通过正当手段从物质或精神方面得到的任何好处或利益。
interest: 作“利益”解时，多用复数形式，既可指集团、群体的利益，又可指个人的利益。
favour: 指在竞争中获得的advantage,也可指在狭隘的个人利益。
gain: 指获得的物质利益，也暗示不损坏他人利益而得的无形好处。