| 释义 |
wont /wəʊnt， wʌnt， wɒnt/ a. | n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I a.
[用作表语]
1. 惯常的
He was wont to rise at dawn. 他惯于天一亮就起床。
2. [后接动词不定式]倾向于…的，易于…的
It's revealing as letters are wont to be. 正像书信往往被用来吐露真情实况那样，这封信同样如此。
II n.
惯常做法，习惯
according to one's wont 按照自己的习惯
He spoke for too long, as is his wont. 他像惯常那样讲得太长了。
His face had a pinkness deeper than its wont. 他的脸色比平常显得更红。
III (过去式 wont, 过去分词 wont·ed 或 wont)
❶ vt.
〈古〉[常用被动语态或 wont oneself]使习惯于
wont oneself with the new environment 使自己习惯于新环境
❷ vi.
习惯，惯常
I wont to sit and watch the setting sun. 我时常坐着观看落日。
[< OE gewunod < wunian to be accustomed to, dwell; 与 OHG wonēn, ON una to be satisfied 有关] |