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单词 plight
释义
N75322669plightSpoken.370Fiction.248Magazine.583Newspaper.782Academic.686

plight1

/plaɪt/
a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation
险境, 困境, 苦难:

we must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty.

我们必须致力于减轻生活在贫困中的儿童的苦难。

词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French plit 'fold'. The -gh- spelling is by association with PLIGHT2.

plight2

/plaɪt/
with obj.
1
archaic pledge or promise solemnly (one's faith or loyalty)
〈古〉宣誓, 保证。
1.1

be plighted

to be engaged to; be married to
订婚; 嫁; 娶。
短语

plight one's troth

TROTH.
词源
Old English plihtan 'endanger', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch plicht and German Pflicht 'duty'. The current sense is recorded only from Middle English, but is probably original, in view of the related Germanic words.
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