c. 1300, "to display, reveal, appear," from Old French mostrer "appear, show, reveal," also in a military sense (10c., Modern French montrer), from Latin monstrare "to show," from monstrum "omen, sign" (see monster). Meaning "to collect, assemble" is early 15c.; figurative use (of qualities, etc.) is from 1580s. To muster out "gather to be discharged from military service" is 1834, American English. To muster up in the figurative and transferred sense of "gather, summon, marshal" is from 1620s. Related: Mustered; mustering.
muster (n.)
late 14c., "action of showing, manifestation," from Old French mostre "illustration, proof; examination, inspection" (13c., Modern French montre), literally "that which is shown," from mostrer (see muster (v.)). Meaning "act of gathering troops" is from c. 1400. To pass musters (1570s) originally meant "to undergo military review without censure."
雙語例句
1. Muster needed just 72 minutes to win the one-sided match, 6-2, 6-3.
穆斯特爾僅用72分鐘便以6比2、6比3拿下了這場實力懸殊的比賽。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He beat Thomas Muster of Austria three sets to love.
他3比0直取奧地利的托馬斯·蒙斯特。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He travelled around West Africa trying to muster support for his movement.