| 词汇 | tense |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1. tense (adj.) "stretched tight," 1670, from L. tensus, pp. of tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Sense of "in a state of nervous tension" is first recorded 1821. The verb meaning "to make tense" is from 1676; intrans. sense of "to become tense" (often tense up) is recorded from 1946. 2. tense (n.) "form of a verb showing time of an action or state," early 14c., tens "time," also "tense of a verb" (late 14c.), from O.Fr. tens "time" (11c.), from L. tempus (see temporal). 词根记忆： n. 时态v.拉紧,(使)紧张a.绷紧的,紧张的The immense expense in condensing the steam made me tense.凝结蒸汽的巨大开支使我感到紧张. |
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