due

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
美 /dʒʉː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Deserved acknowledgment.
    — Give him his due – he is a good actor.
  2. A membership fee. in-plural
  3. That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
    — He will give the devil his due.
  4. Right; just title or claim.
    — The key of this infernal pit by due […] I keep.
形容词 adj.
  1. Owed or owing.
    — He is due four weeks of back pay.
  2. Appropriate.
    — With all due respect, you're wrong about that.
  3. Scheduled; expected.
    — Rain is due this afternoon.
  4. Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.
    — The baby is just about due.
  5. Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
    — The dangerously low water table is due to rapidly growing pumping.
  6. On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass.
    — The town is 5 miles due North of the bridge.
副词 adv.
  1. Directly; exactly.
    — The river runs due north for about a mile.

词形变化

more due comparative most due superlative more due comparative most due superlative dues plural

词汇关系

下位词
light due
衍生词
credit where credit's due due and payable duebill due care and attention due course due date due day due diligence dueful dueness due place due process due process of law due to duly fall due give credit where credit is due in due course in due time make due overdue past due postage due postage-due stamp postage due stamp tax due taxes due underdue undue with all due respect with due respect give someone his due give the devil his due

词源

词源 1
From Middle English dewe, dew, due, from Old French deü (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”), from dē- (“from”) + habeō (“to have”).
词源 2
From Middle English dewe, dew, due, from Old French deü (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”), from dē- (“from”) + habeō (“to have”).
词源 3
From Middle English dewe, dew, due, from Old French deü (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”), from dē- (“from”) + habeō (“to have”).
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