perform

将“perform”分解为“per”和“form”。想象“per”像人一样（用“人”的汉语拼音“ren”代替），他在“form”形状中表演（“form”可以想象为舞台或形状）。这样，“ren”在“form”中“perform”即“表演”，通过这个形象化的记忆方式来帮助记忆“perform”的含义。

perform 履行，表现

来自盎格鲁法语performer,履行，行使职责，来自古法语parfornir,执行，履行，来自par-,完全的，整个的，词源同per-,fornir,提供，形成，词源同frame,furnish.拼写受form影响俗化。

perform

perform: [14] If the word perform had carried on as it started out, it would now be perfurnish (as indeed it was in northern and Scottish English from the 14th to the 16th centuries). For it comes ultimately from Old French parfournir, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix par- and fournir ‘accomplish’ (source of English furnish). By association with forme ‘form’, this was altered in Anglo-Norman to parformer – whence English perform.
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perform (v.)

c. 1300, "carry into effect, fulfill, discharge," via Anglo-French performer, altered (by influence of Old French forme "form") from Old French parfornir "to do, carry out, finish, accomplish," from par- "completely" (see per-) + fornir "to provide" (see furnish).

Theatrical/musical sense is from c. 1600. The verb was used with wider senses in Middle English than now, including "to make, construct; produce, bring about;" also "come true" (of dreams), and to performen muche time was "to live long." Related: Performed; performing.

1. He can perform an astonishing variety of acts, including mime and juggling.

他能表演好几种令人惊叹的把戏，包括哑剧和玩杂耍。

2. The group perform variations on soul and gospel music.

这个乐队演奏灵歌和福音音乐的变奏曲。

3. "State-owned industries will always perform poorly," John Moore informed readers.

“国有企业经营不善将是常态，”约翰·穆尔告诉读者。

4. She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly.

她努力做一个无可挑剔的贤妻。

5. When there's snow and ice, how's this car going to perform?

路面有冰雪时，这种汽车性能如何？

【execute, conduct, do, perform, fulfil】
这组词都有“做，执行，实施，完成”的意思，其区别是：
execute: 指需专门技术熟练技巧去完成某种复杂的任务或表演等，也指用行动把计划或打算付诸实施或执行某项命令。
conduct: 和perform一样比较正式，二者意义相近，但conduct含指导、领导或监督等意味。
do: 最普通常用词，指完成某项具体工作、任务，也指完成某种行为或动作。
perform: 指完成困难较大、较复杂的任务。较正式用词。
fulfil: 指履行和实现所许诺的、所期望或要求的事情，含最终完成的意味。