hire: [OE] Hire probably originated in North Germany, in the area where the set of dialects known as Low German was spoken. It comes from a prehistoric *khūr-, which also produced Dutch huren (Swedish hyra and Danish hyre were borrowed from Low German).
hire (v.)
Old English hyrian "pay for service, employ for wages, engage," from Proto-Germanic *hurjan (cognates: Danish hyre, Old Frisian hera, Dutch huren, German heuern "to hire, rent"). Reflexively, "to agree to work for wages" from mid-13c. Related: Hired; hiring.
hire (n.)
"payment for work, use, or services; wages," from Old English hyr "wages; interest, usury," from Proto-Germanic *hurja- (see hire (v.)).
雙語例句
1. Child car seats only cost about ￡10 a week to hire.
兒童汽車坐椅一周的租金才10英鎊。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Hire of skis, boots and clothing, is all available.
滑雪板、滑雪靴和滑雪服皆有出租。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Hire someone with experience, someone who knows about real estate.
雇傭有經(jīng)驗(yàn)、了解房地產(chǎn)業(yè)的人。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Minicabs are not allowed to tout for hire on the streets.