Old English fullfyllan "fill up" (a room, a ship, etc.), "make full; take the place of (something)," from full (adj.), here perhaps with a sense of "completion" + fyllan (see fill (v.), which is ultimately from the same root). Used from mid-13c. in reference to prophecy (probably translating Latin implere, adimplere). From mid-13c. as "do, perform; carry out, consummate, carry into effect;" from c. 1300 as "complete, finish; satiate, satisfy, gratify." Related: Fulfilled; fulfilling. Modern English combinations with full tend to have it at the end of the word (as -ful), but this is a recent development and in Old English it was more common at the start, but this word and fulsome appear to be the only survivors.
雙語例句
1. My father was very keen that I should fulfill my potential.
我父親熱切地希望我能夠發(fā)揮出自身的潛力。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfill their promises.
礦工們憤憤不平地抱怨說政府沒有履行諾言。
來自柯林斯例句
3. If you make a promise you should fulfill it.
如果你許諾了,你就要履行你的諾言.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.
這家公司應該能夠滿足我們的要求.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. A nurse has to fulfill many duties in caring for the sick.