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aforethought是什么意思

aforethought

英 [ə'fɔːθɔːt] 美 [ə'fɔrθɔt]
  • adj. 预谋的;事先考虑的;故意的
  • n. 预谋

英文词源


aforethought (adj.)
1580s, from afore + past tense of think. Apparently an English loan-translation of Old French legalese word prepense (see prepense) in malice prepense "malice aforethought" (Coke).

双语例句


1. She did not trip Rose up accidentally, it was done with malice aforethought.
她并不是无意中把罗斯绊倒的, 她这样做是有预谋的.

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