1、pre-(提前)+ -pare(弄好、安排):字面"事先弄好"= 准备。拆得开,就拼不错。 2、同一条拉丁根 parāre「弄好」串一串:repair(再弄好)、apparatus(器械、装置)、apparel(衣服)、emperor(皇帝)、separate(分开摆好)——看着散,其实都在"安排"上。 3、用法:prepare 后直接加东西(prepare dinner),prepare for 是为…做准备(prepare for the exam);be prepared to do 还表示"愿意、有心理准备"。近义 ready 是形容词,表状态不说"正在准备";make preparations 更正式。读 /prɪˈpeə/(英)//prɪˈper/(美),重音在后。
prepare: [15] Latin parāre ‘make ready’ lies behind a wide range of English words, from apparatus and apparel to emperor and separate. It combined with the prefix prae- ‘before’ to produce praeparāre ‘make ready in advance’, adopted into English via Old French preparer. => apparatus, apparel, emperor, separate
prepare (v.)
mid-15c., a back formation from preparation and in part from Middle French preparer (14c.), from Latin praeparare "make ready beforehand" (see preparation). Related: Prepared; preparing. Be prepared as the Boy Scouts' motto is attested from 1911.
权威例句
1. President Castro has warned Cubans to prepare for a profound economic emergency.
卡斯特罗主席已经提醒古巴人民为严重的经济危急状况做准备。
2. This delicious variation on an omelette is quick and easy to prepare.
这种稍加变化的可口煎蛋卷做起来又快又容易。
3. Two leading law firms are to prepare legal actions against tobacco companies.
两家很有名的律师事务所准备向烟草公司提起诉讼。
4. He watched the barman prepare the beer he had ordered.
他看着酒吧招待员备好他点的啤酒。
5. Although this recipe looks long, it is actually very quick to prepare.