• vt. 看到；認出；發現
• n. (Espy)人名；(英、法)埃斯皮

e-, 緩音字母。-spy, 間諜。即觀察，密切注意，后詞義有所變化。

espy

espy: see spy

espy (v.)

early 13c., aspy, from Old French espiier "observe, watch closely, spy on; guard, keep in custody" (12c., Modern French épier), from Vulgar Latin *spiare, from a Germanic source (compare Old High German spehon "to spy;" see spy (v.)). For initial e-, see e-. Related: Espied; espial.

1. Where love fails , we espy all faults.

一旦失戀,缺點易見.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. Here, from a window, did Guinevere espy a knight standing in a woodman's cart.

吉尼維爾是從這里透過窗戶看到了站在樵夫車上的騎士。

來自柯林斯例句

3. " Petey, " I said, " are you in love with Polly Espy? "

皮蒂, ” 我說, “ 你在跟波利談戀愛吧?

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4. Is it you I espy jogging in the park this morning?

我今天早上看到在公園里有個人慢跑,是你 嗎 ?

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5. Where love fails we espy all faults. - -- Proverb.

戀愛一旦遭失敗,缺點全都看出來. --- 諺語.

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