qualify
英 ['kw?l?fa?]
美[?kwɑl??fa?]
- vt. 限制；使具有資格；證明…合格
- vi. 取得資格，有資格
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?qualifies;過去式:?qualified;過去分詞:?qualified;現(xiàn)在分詞:?qualifying;
中文詞源
qualify 使符合資格
來自quality,質(zhì)量，品質(zhì)，-fy,使。即使符合質(zhì)量要求，引申詞義使符合資格。
英文詞源
- qualify (v.)
- mid-15c., "to invest with a quality," from Middle French qualifier (15c.) and directly from Medieval Latin qualificare "attribute a quality to; make of a certain quality," from Latin qualis "of what sort?," correlative pronominal adjective (see quality) + facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "to limit, modify" is from 1530s. Sense of "be fit for a job" first appeared 1580s. Related: Qualified; qualifying.
雙語例句
- 1. The team failed to qualify for the African Nations Cup finals.
- 該隊未能闖入非洲國家杯決賽。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I would qualify that by putting it into context.
- 我會將它放入上下文中進行具體解釋。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense.
- 服裝費將可算作貿(mào)易或商務開支。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. 13 percent of American households qualify as poor, says Mr. Mishel.
- 米歇爾先生說，13%的美國家庭符合貧困家庭的標準。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Non-members do not qualify for the tax waiver normally applied to members.
- 非會員不具備通常會員才有的免稅資格。
來自柯林斯例句