• vt. 培養；養育，撫育；抱（希望等）
• adj. 收養的，養育的
• n. (Foster)人名；(英、捷、意、葡、法、德、俄、西)福斯特

來自food,喂養，食物。

foster

foster: [OE] The etymological notion underlying foster is of ‘giving food’. Indeed, the Old English verb fōstrian meant ‘feed, nourish’, and it was not until the 13th century that secondary metaphorical senses, such as ‘rear a child’ and ‘encourage, cultivate’, began to emerge. It was a derivative of the Old English noun fōstor ‘food’, which in turn was formed from the same Germanic source, *fōth-, as produced English food.
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foster (v.)

Old English *fostrian "to supply with food, nourish, support," from fostor "food, nourishment, bringing up," from Proto-Germanic *fostra-, from extended form of PIE root *pa- "to protect; feed" (see food).

Meaning "to bring up a child with parental care" is from c. 1200; that of "to encourage or help grow" is early 13c. of things; 1560s of feelings, ideas, etc. Old English also had the word as an adjective meaning "in the same family but not related," in fostorf?der, fostorcild, fostormodoretc. Related: Fostered; fostering.

1. The children were waiting for placement in a foster care home.

這些孩子在撫育院等待安置。

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2. They suspected that Neville had traded secret information with Mr Foster.

他們懷疑內維爾和福斯特先生交換了秘密情報。

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3. Mason was uninhibited in his questions about Foster's family.

梅森就福斯特的家庭毫無顧忌地發問。

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4. Mr Foster romped home with 141 votes.

福斯特先生以141票輕松獲勝。

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5. Little Jack was placed with foster parents.

小杰克和養父母住在一起。

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