pertain
/pɜːˈteɪn/verb
no obj.
1- be appropriate, related, or applicable适合, 符合; 有关, 涉及; 适用：
matters pertaining to the organization of government.
与组织政府有关的事。
1.1
- chiefly Law belong to something as a part, appendage, or accessory【主律】从属, 归属, 附属：
the shop premises and stock and all assets pertaining to the business.
属于那个商行的商店经营场所、库存和所有的资产。
1.2
- with adverbial be in effect or existence in a specified place or at a specified time（在特定的时间或地点）生效, 存在, 起作用：
their economic circumstances are vastly different from those which pertained in their land of origin.
他们的经济环境与原产地的经济环境有很大的不同。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French partenir, from Latin pertinere 'extend to, have reference to', from per- 'through' + tenere 'to hold'.