direct: [14] English acquired direct from dīrectus, the past participle of Latin dīrigere ‘arrange in distinct lines’, hence ‘straighten, guide’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dis- ‘apart’ and regere ‘guide, rule’ (source of English regent, region, etc). The first recorded use of the verb in English was ‘write something and send it to a particular person’, a sense now preserved more specifically in the related address. (Also ultimately from Latin dīrigere is dirigible ‘steerable airship’ [19], a borrowing from French dirigeable; this was a derivative of diriger, the French descendant of dīrigere.) => address, dirigible, dress, regent, region
direct (v.)
late 14c., "to write (to someone), to address," from Latin directus "straight," past participle of dirigere "set straight," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + regere "to guide" (see regal). Compare dress; address.
Meaning "to govern, regulate" is from c. 1500; "to order, ordain" is from 1650s. Sense of "to write the destination on the outside of a letter" is from 16c. Of plays, films, etc., from 1913. Related: Directed; directing.
direct (adj.)
late 14c., from Latin directus "straight," past participle of dirigere "set straight" (see direct (v.)).
雙語例句
1. All colour fades— especially under the impact of direct sunlight.
所有顏色都會褪色——尤其是在陽光直射下。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He has direct experience of the process of privatisation.
他對私有化過程有著切身體會。
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3. The direct marketing industry has become adept at packaging special offers.
直接郵寄廣告業在特賣品的包裝方面已經變得非常熟練了。
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4. The dug-outs were secure from everything but a direct hit.
除非是直接被擊中，否則這個地下掩體是非常安全的。
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5. The minister denied there was a direct connection between the two issues.