单词:vouchsafes
音标:[vaʊtʃˈseɪfs] ;
v. 给予, 赐予( vouchsafe的第三人称单数 ); 允诺
v grant in a condescending manner
vouchsafe的用法和样例:
例句
- He thinks himself so important that he won't vouchsafe to visit us any more.他以为自己很了不起,所以不会纡尊再来看我们了吧。
- He did not vouchsafe a reply.他未予答复。
经典引文
The one rational moment that was vouchsafed her.
出自:J. LondonA reputation for erudition..gained..by claiming to know what was vouchsafed only to the adept.
出自:Times Literary Supplement