undertaking
英 [?nd?'te?k??]
美 ['?nd?'tek??]
- n. 事業；企業；保證；殯儀業
- v. 同意；擔任；許諾（undertake的ing形式）
助記提示
1、under + take.
2、身在其中擔任、掌握(take, hold)什么；當然，只有身在其中才能去擔任、掌管什么東西了。
3、At here, the under is not the usual word meaning "beneath," but from Old English under, from PIE *enter- "between, among". 另見：understand.
4、undertake => 現在分詞：undertaking.
中文詞源
undertaking 重大事業來自undertake, 承擔，引申詞義重大事業，艱巨的任務。比較enterprising.
英文詞源
- undertaking (n.)
- "enterprise," early 15c., verbal noun from undertake (v.). An Old English word for this was underfangenes.
雙語例句
- 1. He had no great hopes for the success of his undertaking.
- 他對自己事業的成功不抱太大希望。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His first essay in running a company was a notoriously tough undertaking.
- 眾所周知，他第一次嘗試經營公司時十分艱難。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. This mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
- 這項艱巨的任務在18個月內完成了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He is interested in buying the club as a commercial undertaking.
- 他有意購買那個俱樂部作為投資。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking.
- 他已把一半財產投資于一個新企業.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》