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foster

音標['f?st?] 讀音

漢語翻譯


a. 收養的, 養育的
vt. 養育, 撫育, 培養, 鼓勵, 抱(希望)
【法】 養育, 撫養

詞型變化:

動詞過去式:fostered 過去分詞:fostered 現在分詞:fostering 第三人稱單數:fosters 

詞意辨析:

nurse, tend, foster, cultivate, cherish
這些動詞均含“照料、培育”之意。
nurse: 通常指對無力自顧的嬰兒、病人等進行照料或護理。
tend: 指出於責任心、博愛心不是私人感情去對人或物進行照顧
foster: 指對孩子的關心、鼓勵、供養及撫養其成長;也指鼓勵、促進事物的增長與發展。
cultivate: 具體意義指耕耘、培育植物;抽象意義指培養興趣或嚮往的理想事物。
cherish: 強調撫育或愛撫

英文解釋:

名詞 foster:

  1. United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
    同義詞:Stephen Foster, Stephen Collins Foster

動詞 foster:

  1. promote the growth of
    同義詞:further
  2. bring up under fosterage; of children
  3. help develop, help grow
    同義詞:nurture

形容詞 foster:

  1. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
    同義詞:surrogate

例句:

  1. Mr Foster is sorry that he cannot accept your invitation to dinner.
    福斯特先生不能接受你的宴請,深表歉意
  2. Detect and foster artistic talent.
    發展並培養藝術才能
  3. The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music.
    母親設法培養兒子對音樂的興趣。

詳細解釋:


fos.ter

v.tr.(及物動詞)
fos.tered,fos.ter.ing,fos.ters
To bring up; nurture:
養育;撫養:
例句:
bear and foster offspring.See Synonyms at nurture
生養和撫養後代參見 nurture

To promote the growth and development of; cultivate:
促進,培養:促進生長、發展等;培養:
例句:
detect and foster artistic talent.See Synonyms at advance
發展並培養藝術才能參見 advance

To nurse; cherish:
抱有;懷有:
例句:
foster a secret hope.
抱著秘密的希望

adj.(形容詞)
Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties:
收養的:對在法律和血緣上沒有關係的孩子提供父母般照料的:
例句:
foster parents; foster grandparents; a foster home.
養父母;寄養的祖父母;寄養的家庭

Receiving parental care and nurture from those not related to one through legal or blood ties:
被收養的:從和自己沒有法律或血緣關係的人那裡接受父母般照料的:
例句:
foster children.
收養的孩子

來源:
Middle English fostren
中古英文 fostren
from Old English *fôstrian [to nourish]
源自 古英文 *fôstrian [養育,懷有(希望,仇恨等)]
from stor [food, nourishing] * see p3-
源自 stor [食物,富有營養的] *參見 p3-

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