per·tain
verb/pəˈteɪn/
/pərˈteɪn/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they pertain | /pəˈteɪn/ /pərˈteɪn/ |
| he / she / it pertains | /pəˈteɪnz/ /pərˈteɪnz/ |
| past simple pertained | /pəˈteɪnd/ /pərˈteɪnd/ |
| past participle pertained | /pəˈteɪnd/ /pərˈteɪnd/ |
| -ing form pertaining | /pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /pərˈteɪnɪŋ/ |
- to exist or to apply in a particular situation or at a particular time
存在；适用 - Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin.
生活条件与他们的出生国大不相同。 - Those laws no longer pertain.
那些法律已不适用了。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French partenir, from Latin pertinere ‘extend to, have reference to’, from per- ‘through’ + tenere ‘to hold’. - Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin.