espy

• vt. 看到；认出；发现
• n. (Espy)人名；(英、法)埃斯皮

e-, 缓音字母。-spy, 间谍。即观察，密切注意，后词义有所变化。

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.

一旦失恋,缺点易见.

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

吉尼维尔是从这里透过窗户看到了站在樵夫车上的骑士。

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

皮蒂, ” 我说, “ 你在跟波利谈恋爱吧?

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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园里有个人慢跑,是你 吗 ?

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

恋爱一旦遭失败,缺点全都看出来. --- 谚语.

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