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单词 redound
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V4209256redoundSpoken.14Fiction.5Magazine.10Newspaper.6Academic.21

redound

/rɪˈdaʊnd/
verb
no obj.
1

redound to

formal contribute greatly to (a person's credit or honour)
〈正式〉(对信誉或荣誉)有促进, 有益, 有增进:

his latest diplomatic effort will redound to his credit.

他最近的外交努力会提高他的信誉。

2

redound upon

archaic come back upon; rebound on
〈古〉产生反作用, 报应:

may his sin redound upon his head!

但愿他的罪过会得到报应。

ORIGIN: probably by association with REBOUND1.
词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'surge up, overflow'): from Old French redonder, from Latin redundare 'surge', from red)- 'again' + unda 'a wave'.
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