direct: [14] English acquired direct from dīrectus, the past participle of Latin dīrigere ‘a(chǎn)rrange in distinct lines’, hence ‘straighten, guide’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dis- ‘a(chǎn)part’ and regere ‘guide, rule’ (source of English regent, region, etc). The first recorded use of the verb in English was ‘write something and send it to a particular person’, a sense now preserved more specifically in the related address. (Also ultimately from Latin dīrigere is dirigible ‘steerable airship’ [19], a borrowing from French dirigeable; this was a derivative of diriger, the French descendant of dīrigere.) => address, dirigible, dress, regent, region
direct (v.)
late 14c., "to write (to someone), to address," from Latin directus "straight," past participle of dirigere "set straight," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + regere "to guide" (see regal). Compare dress; address.
Meaning "to govern, regulate" is from c. 1500; "to order, ordain" is from 1650s. Sense of "to write the destination on the outside of a letter" is from 16c. Of plays, films, etc., from 1913. Related: Directed; directing.
direct (adj.)
late 14c., from Latin directus "straight," past participle of dirigere "set straight" (see direct (v.)).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. All colour fades— especially under the impact of direct sunlight.
所有顏色都會(huì)褪色——尤其是在陽(yáng)光直射下。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. He has direct experience of the process of privatisation.
他對(duì)私有化過(guò)程有著切身體會(huì)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The direct marketing industry has become adept at packaging special offers.
直接郵寄廣告業(yè)在特賣品的包裝方面已經(jīng)變得非常熟練了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The dug-outs were secure from everything but a direct hit.
除非是直接被擊中,否則這個(gè)地下掩體是非常安全的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. The minister denied there was a direct connection between the two issues.