comply: [17] Like accomplish, complete, complement, and compliment, comply comes from Latin complēre ‘fill up, finish’. It was originally acquired in the 14th century, via Old French complire, but does not seem to have survived, and the sudden explosion in its use in the early 17th century represents a new borrowing, from Italian complire. Italian had the word from Spanish cumplir, in which the meaning ‘be courteous’ had developed. This passed into English, and though long defunct, seems to have been the basis of the modern English sense ‘be amenable or obedient’. Compliant [17] is an English development. => complete, compliant, compliment
comply (v.)
early 14c., "to fulfill, carry out," from Old French compli, past participle of complir "to accomplish, fulfill, carry out," from Vulgar Latin *complire, from Latin complere "to fill up" (see complete (adj.)). Meaning influenced by ply (v.2). Sense of "to consent" began c. 1600 and might have been a reintroduction from Italian, where complire had come to mean "satisfy by 'filling up' the forms of courtesy."
雙語例句
1. Some beaches had failed to comply with European directives on bathing water.
有些海灘未能遵守歐洲有關浴場的指令。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The commander said that the army would comply with the ceasefire.
指揮官說軍隊會遵守停火協(xié)議。
來自柯林斯例句
3. They refused to comply with the UN resolution.
他們拒絕遵守聯(lián)合國的決議。
來自《權威詞典》
4. Failure to comply with these conditions will result in termination of the contract.
不遵守這些條件將導致合同終止。
來自《權威詞典》
5. The factory was closed for failing to comply with government safety regulations.