beseech英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A request. archaic,transitive

— Good madam, hear the suit that Edith urges, With such submiss beseeches; [...]

动词 v.

To beg or implore something of (a person). formal,transitive

— Moost noble crysten Quene I byseche yow as ye haue ben euer my specyal good lady and I at al tymes your true poure knyghte vnto my power and as I neuer fayled yow in ryghte nor in wrong sythen the fyrst day kynge Arthur made me knyghte that ye wylle praye for my soule yf that I here be slayne; "Most noble Christian queen, I beseech you as ye have been ever my special good lady, and I at all times your true poor knight unto my power, and as I never failed you in right nor in wrong sithen the first day King Arthur made me knight, that ye will pray for my soul if that I here be slain;"
To beg or request for (something). formal,transitive

— [T]he tickets had all been given out, begged, besought long ago.

词形变化

beseeches present,singular,third-person beseeching participle,present beseeched participle,past beseeched past besought participle,past besought past beseek alternative beseeches plural beseek alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

beseecher beseechment

词源

词源 1

From Middle English besechen, bisechen, prefixed form of Old English sēċan (“to seek or inquire about”); compare the doublet beseek, from the same dialect that gave seek. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besäike (“to visit”), Dutch bezoeken (“to visit, attend, see”), German besuchen (“to visit, attend, see”), Swedish besöka (“to visit, go to see”). By surface analysis, be- + seech.

词源 2

From Middle English besechen, bisechen, prefixed form of Old English sēċan (“to seek or inquire about”); compare the doublet beseek, from the same dialect that gave seek. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besäike (“to visit”), Dutch bezoeken (“to visit, attend, see”), German besuchen (“to visit, attend, see”), Swedish besöka (“to visit, go to see”). By surface analysis, be- + seech.