late 13c., "to bring up, nurture" (a child, a feeling, etc.), from Old French norriss-, stem of norrir "raise, bring up, nurture, foster; maintain, provide for" (12c., Modern French nourrir), from Latin nutrire "to feed, nurse, foster, support, preserve," from *nutri (older form of nutrix "nurse"), literally "she who gives suck," from PIE *nu- (from root *(s)nau- "to swim, flow, let flow," hence "to suckle;" see nutriment) + fem. agent suffix. Related: Nourished; nourishing.
雙語例句
1. They needed good food to nourish their bodies.
他們需要好食品滋養(yǎng)身體.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Journalists on the whole don't create public opinion. They can help to nourish it.
大體說來記者不制造輿論。他們會助長輿論。
來自辭典例句
3. We need good food to nourish the starving infants.
我們需要好食品滋養(yǎng)這些挨餓的嬰兒.
來自辭典例句
4. My environment had failed to support me or nourish me.
我的環(huán)境不能養(yǎng)我育我.
來自辭典例句
5. He ate -- but without relish, and food seemed no longer to nourish him.