• vt. 貸；增添，提供；把……借給
• vi. 貸款
• n. (Lend)人名；(德)倫德

來自古英語laen,借款，詞源同loan.

lend

lend: [15] Lend and loan are closely related – come in fact from the same ultimate source (which also produced English delinquent, ellipse, and relinquish). Why then does the verb have a d while the noun does not? Originally there was no d. The Old English verb ‘lend’ was l?nan, which in Middle English became lene. But gradually during the Middle English period the past form lende came to be reinterpreted as a present form, and by the 15th century it was established as the new infinitive.
=> delinquent, ellipse, loan, relinquish

lend (v.)

late 14c., from Old English l?nan "to lend," from l?n "loan" (see loan). Cognate with Dutch lenen, Old High German lehanon, German lehnen, also verbs derived from nouns. Past tense form, with terminal -d, became the principal form in Middle English on analogy of bend, send, etc.

1. Will you lend me your jacket for a little while?

你能把上衣借給我穿一會兒嗎？

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2. Stipe attended yesterday's news conference to lend his support.

斯蒂普出席了昨天的新聞發(fā)布會以示支持。

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3. However you dress it up, a bank only exists to lend money.

無論你如何粉飾，銀行就是為了放貸而生的。

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4. I'd be glad to lend a hand.

我很樂意幫忙。

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5. I'm skint! Lend us a tenner.

我一個子兒也沒有了，借我們10英鎊吧。

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