lief
英 [liːf]
美 [liːf]
- adj. 亲爱的；乐意的
- adv. 自愿；欣喜
- n. (Lief)人名；(英、荷)利夫
星级词汇:
中文词源
lief 高兴地，乐意地
来自PIE*leubh,爱，词源同love.引申词义高兴的，乐意的。
英语词源
- lief (adj.)
- Old English leof "dear, valued, beloved, pleasant;" also as a noun, "a beloved person, friend," from Proto-Germanic *leubo- (cognates: Old Norse ljutr, Old Frisian liaf, Dutch lief, Old High German liob, German lieb, Gothic liufs "dear, beloved"), from PIE root *leubh- "love" (see love (n.)). As an adverb, "dearly, willingly" from c. 1250. I want and I'd love to are overworked and misused to fill the hole left in the language when I would lief faded in 17c.
权威例句
- 1. I would as lief kill myself as betray my master.
- 我宁愿自杀也不会出卖我的主人。
- 2. Frankly, I'd just as lief stay.
- 坦白地说, 我愿意留下来.
- 3. Level 45 Woodcutting and an axe to help Lumberjack Lief.
- 消除45木刻和一把斧头欣喜帮助伐木工人.
- 4. I had as lief go there as anywhere.
- 我宁愿到那里也不到别处.