give up the ghost

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cease clinging to life; to die. idiomatic,intransitive
    — And Ieſus cryed with a loude voice, and gaue vp the ghoſt.
  2. To quit; to cease functioning. figuratively,idiomatic,intransitive
    — My old computer finally gave up the ghost the other day.
  3. To cede a commitment to or identification with. intransitive
    — But McCartney, 50, is hardly ready to give up the ghost of his creative past.

词形变化

gives up the ghost present,singular,third-person giving up the ghost participle,present gave up the ghost past given up the ghost participle,past

词源

Literally, to release one's spirit or soul from the body at death. From Middle English "gaf up þe gost", "ȝave up þe gost", from Old English phrases as "hēo āġeaf hire gāst" (literally, "she gave up her ghost [spirit]"), "þæt iċ gāst mīnne āġifan mōte" (literally, "that I must give up my ghost [spirit]"). Compare German den Geist aufgeben, Dutch de geest geven, French rendre l'âme.
Perhaps most notable and survived in modern English for being used in traditional translation during the death of Jesus during His crucifixion
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