记忆方法
1、steer"驾驶、引导"的老家是"舵"——舵是船上立住的一根柱子，与 stand（站立）同根；船尾 stern（船尾；严厉）和 starboard（右舷）的头一截都从这根"舵"来。
2、名词 steer"阉牛、肉用公牛"是另一套不相干的词，出自"壮硕大牲畜"的古语，拉丁 taurus（公牛）那一支可能与它沾亲——金牛座的拉丁名就是 taurus。
3、steer clear of 躲得远远的：把舵一打绕开走。拼写 st-eer，英 /stɪər/ 美 /stɪr/；与 star /stɑːr/ 开头同、韵母不同。
2、名词 steer"阉牛、肉用公牛"是另一套不相干的词，出自"壮硕大牲畜"的古语，拉丁 taurus（公牛）那一支可能与它沾亲——金牛座的拉丁名就是 taurus。
3、steer clear of 躲得远远的：把舵一打绕开走。拼写 st-eer，英 /stɪər/ 美 /stɪr/；与 star /stɑːr/ 开头同、韵母不同。
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词族 · steer
中文词源
steer 驾驶，操纵
来自古英语 steran,驾驶，操纵，引领，指导，来自 Proto-Germanic*steurjan,驾驶，操纵，来 自*steuro,舵，来自 PIE*sta,站立，建立，词源同 stand.
steer 阉公牛，肉用公牛来自古英语 steor,阉公牛，肉用公牛，来自 Proto-Germanic*steuraz,公牛，来自 PIE*steu-ro, 大型家畜，雄壮动物，来自 PIE*sta,站立，词源同 stand,Taurus.
英语词源
- steer
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steer: Steer ‘control direction’ [OE] and steer ‘young ox’ [OE] are quite unrelated. The latter comes from a prehistoric Germanic *(s)teuraz, which also produced German and Dutch stier, Swedish tjur, and Danish tyr ‘bull’. It was descended from a base denoting ‘strength’ or ‘sturdiness’ (source also of Sanskrit somethingūra- ‘strong, thick’), and may be related to Latin taurus ‘bull’. Steer ‘control direction’ comes from a prehistoric Germanic *steurjan, source also of German steuern, Dutch stieren, Swedish styra, and Danish styre.
This in turn was derived from the noun *steurō ‘steering’, which also lies behind English stern and the first syllable of starboard.
=> starboard, stern - steer (v.)
- "guide the course of a vehicle," originally by a rudder or something like it, Old English steran (Mercian), stieran (West Saxon) "steer, guide, direct; govern, rule; restrain, correct, punish," from Proto-Germanic *steurjan (cognates: Old Norse styra, Old Frisian stiora, Dutch sturen, Old High German stiuren, German steuern "to steer," Gothic stiurjan "to establish, assert"), related to *steuro "a rudder, a steering," from PIE *steu-ro- (cognates: Greek stauros "stake, pole"), extended form of root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
The notion is of a stiff, upright pillar or post used in steering, or else perhaps "establish," hence "direct, steer." Intransitive sense also was in Old English. To steer clear of in the figurative sense of "to avoid completely" is recorded from 1723. Related: Steered; steering. - steer (n.)
- "young ox," Old English steor "bullock," from Proto-Germanic *steuraz (cognates: Old Saxon stior, Old Norse stjorr, Swedish tjur, Danish tyr, Middle Dutch, Dutch, German stier, Gothic stiur "bull"), perhaps from PIE *steu-ro-, denoting "larger domestic animal" (see taurus). In U.S. of male beef cattle of any age.
权威例句
- 1. The rabbis try to steer clear of political questions.
- 拉比们努力避开政治问题。
- 2. The book tries to steer you through the maze of alternative therapies.
- 本书旨在就各种非传统疗法为您指点迷津。
- 3. Father tried to steer Jim into becoming a musician.
- 父亲想说服吉姆将来当音乐家.
- 4. The chairman was able to steer the committee towards a decision.
- 主席能引导委员会作出决定.
- 5. It takes a skilled pilot to steer the ship through.
- 一个熟练的领航员才能把船驶过这狭窄的海港入口.