| 词汇 | ought |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1. ought (v.) O.E. ahte, pt. of agan "to own, possess, owe" (see owe). As a past tense of owe, it shared in that word's evolution and meant at times in M.E. "possessed" and "under obligation to pay." It has been detached from owe since 17c., though he aught me ten pounds is recorded as active in E.Anglian dialect from c.1825. As an auxiliary verb expressing duty or obligation (c.1175, the main modern use), it represents the past subjunctive. 2. ought (n.) "zero, cipher," 1844, probably a misdivision of a nought (see nought), meaning probably influenced by aught "anything" (q.v.). 词根记忆： aux.应该(使用时,之后应接to,再接动词原形)Thoughtful men ought not to be thoughtless about the drought.体贴的人不应该对干旱考虑不周. |
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