instill

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɪnˈstɪl/    美 /ɪnˈstɪl/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature. transitive
    — It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.
  2. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop. transitive

词形变化

instills present,singular,third-person instilling participle,present instilled participle,past instilled past instil alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
instillment reinstill uninstilled
相关词
indoctrinate infuse inculcate

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Latin stīlla
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin stīllō
Latin instillōbor.
English instill
Borrowed from Latin instillō.
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