catalogue
英 ['k?t(?)l?g]
美 ['k?t?l?ɡ]
- n. 目錄；（美）大學情況一覽
- vt. 把…編入目錄
助記提示
1、cata- "down, completely" + log- "count, reckon" + -ue.
2、字面含義：count down. => 即使用點數、清點的方式進行登記、造冊。=> 編制目錄、目錄。
3、cata- "down, completely" 表示：完成、做完、即表示動作的完成。
4、也就是完成點數、清點。=> 進一步引申為登記、造冊、記載。=> 進一步引申為：編制目錄、目錄。
中文詞源
catalogue 目錄cata-, 向下。-log, 說，讀，詞源同legible,lecture.
英文詞源
- catalogue (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French catalogue "list, index" (14c.), and directly from Late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos "a list, register, enrollment" (such as the katalogos neon, the "catalogue of ships" in the "Iliad"), from kata "down; completely" (see cata-) + legein "to say, count" (see lecture (n.)).
- catalogue (v.)
- 1590s, "to make a catalogue;" see catalogue (n.). From 1630s as "to enter into a catalogue." Related: Catalogued; cataloguing.
雙語例句
- 1. The Americans cut back the word " catalogue " and it became " catalog " .
- 美國人把catalogue這個詞加以縮短,成了 catalog.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Their full catalogue costs $5, redeemable against a first order.
- 他們的完整目錄售價5美元，第一次訂購時可返還這5美元。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
- 當初創立皇家格林尼治天文臺就是為了觀察星體并對其進行編目。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Send for your free catalogue today.
- 今天寄信索要你們的免費目錄。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The catalogue is full of testimonials from satisfied customers.
- 這份商品目錄滿篇皆是稱心顧客的贊辭。
來自《權威詞典》