| 释义 |
inform/inˈfɔ:m/v. 1 tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of, about, on, or that, how + clause) tell 告知，通知 informed them of their rights 把他们的权利告诉了他们； informed us that the train was late 通知我们火车晚点了 2 intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 against, on) give incriminating information about a person to the authorities 告发；检举 3 tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 with) literary inspire or imbue (a person, heart, or thing) with a feeling, principle, quality, etc. [文学用语]使活跃，使充满 4 tr. impart its quality to; permeate 赋予，渗透 □ informant n.[Middle English via Old French enfo(u)rmer from Latin informare ‘give shape to, fashion, describe’ (as IN-2, forma ‘form’)] |