gift

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英 [gɪft] 美[ɡɪft]

释义

n. 礼物；天赋；赠品

vt. 赋予；向…赠送

n. (Gift)人名；(英)吉夫特

词态变化

复数: gifts;

近义词

talent aptitude endowment power ability

助记提示

1. give => gift.
2. thrive => thrift.

中文词源

gift 礼物

来自give的名词形式。

英文词源

gift: gift: [13] Prehistoric Germanic *geb-, the source from which English gets the verb give, produced the derivative *geftiz. This passed into Old English as gift, which, as far as is known, meant only ‘bride price’, and seems to have died out by the Middle English period. Modern English gift represents a borrowing of the related Old Norse gipt or gift. (Modern German, Swedish, and Danish gift and Dutch gif are used euphemistically for ‘poison’.)
=> give
gift (n.): mid-13c. "that which is given" (c. 1100 in surnames), from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse gift, gipt "gift; good luck," from Proto-Germanic *giftiz (cognates: Old Saxon gift, Old Frisian jefte, Middle Dutch ghifte "gift," German Mitgift "dowry"), from PIE root *ghabh- "to give or receive" (see habit). For German Gift, Dutch, Danish, Swedish gift "poison," see poison (n.).

Sense of "natural talent" (regarded as conferred) is from c. 1300, perhaps from earlier sense of "inspiration, power miraculously bestowed" (late 12c.), as in the Biblical gift of tongues. Old English cognate gift is recorded only in the sense "bride-price, marriage gift (by the groom), dowry" (hence gifta (pl.) "a marriage, nuptials"). The Old English noun for "a giving, gift" was giefu, which is related to the Old Norse word. Sense of "natural talent" is c. 1300, perhaps from earlier sense of "inspiration" (late 12c.). The proverbial gift horse was earlier given horse:
No man ought to looke a geuen hors in the mouth. [Heywood, 1546]
The modern form perhaps traces to Butler's "Hudibras" (1663), where the tight iambic tetrameter required a shorter phrase:
He ne'er consider'd it, as loth
To look a Gift-horse in the mouth.
gift (v.): "bestow a gift," 16c., from gift (n.). Related: Gifted; gifting.

双语例句

1. In the examination paper Qestion 2 was a gift.: 考卷中第二道题是个送分题. (本句中的gift不可换用present)

2. Her grandmother had the gift of making people happy.: 她奶奶有逗人开心的本事。

3. They are naturally good salesmen with the gift of the gab.: 他们天生就是能说会道的推销能手。

4. The surprise gift is a thankyou for our help.: 这份意外的礼物是为了感谢我们给予的帮助。

5. Are men god's gift to women? Some of them think they are.: 男人是上帝赐予女人的礼物吗？有些男人就是这样认为的。

英英释意

1. something acquired without compensation

2. natural qualities or talents

3. the act of giving

实用场景例句

The watch was a gift from my mother.: 这块表是母亲给我的礼物。

Thank you for your generous gift.: 感谢你丰厚的礼物。

a free gift for every reader: 给每位读者的赠品

the gift of life: 生命的给予

(formal)The family made a gift of his paintings to the gallery.: 家人把他的画作赠送给了美术馆。

gifts of toys for the children: 送给孩子们的玩具礼物

She has a great gift for music.: 她极有音乐天赋。

He has the gift of making friends easily.: 他天生善交朋友。

She can pick up a tune instantly on the piano. It's a gift.: 她听到曲子就能马上用钢琴弹出来，这是天分。

Their second goal was an absolute gift.: 他们第二个进球简直不费吹灰之力。

At £500 it's a gift.: 只卖500英镑，真便宜。

They gifted their opponents a goal.: 他们白送给对方一分。

They gifted a goal to their opponents.: 他们白送给对方一分。

They believed the unborn child was a gift from God.: 他们认为腹中的孩子是上帝赐予的礼物。

As a youth he discovered a gift for teaching...: 他年轻时就表现出教书的天赋。

Her grandmother had the gift of making people happy.: 她奶奶有逗人开心的本事。

...a gift of $50.00...: 价值50美元的礼物

Possibility of engine malfunctions due to moisture, are lessened.: 发动机故障的可能性,由于水分, 也将减少.

Ginseng is the usual gift for a convalescent.: 人参是送给康复期病人的常见馈赠.

In the examination paper Qestion 2 was a gift.: 考卷中第二道题是个送分题. (本句中的gift不可换用present)

The chairmanship of this committee is in the minister's gift.: 该委员会主席由部长委派.

The gift to the boy was conditioned on his good behavior.: 给孩子的礼物是以他的表现好坏为条件的.

Our neighbour has most generously swelled the collection with a gift of ￡25.: 我们的邻居真慷慨,拿出25英镑加在捐款里.

She conditioned her acceptance of the gift on his coming to dinner next evening.: 她以他第二天来吃晚饭作为接受礼物的条件.

He has a gift for poetry.: 他有诗歌的天才.

It's a handsome gift.: 这是一份厚礼.

考试真题

Research is converging ( ' , 汇聚) on the conclusion that great accomplishment and even genius is typically the result of years of passion and dedication and not something that flows naturally from a gift.

One of the prizes used was a lottery ticket ( ' , 彩票), with a $10, $50 or $100 payout, and this was as effective as a tangible gift in persuading people to eat less.

Buy some gifts for Pat's kids.

Is creativity a natural gift like good looks, or is it something that can be acquired like knowledge?

One of the prizes used was a lottery ticket, with a $10, $50 or $100 payout, and this was as effective as a tangible gift in persuading people to eat less.

Research is converging on the conclusion that great accomplishment and even genius is typically the result of years of passion and dedication and not something that flows naturally from a gift.

It is a unique gift of human beings.

We're taking up a collection to buy a gift for Gemma.

Buy an expensive gift for Gemma

You know, it's a birthday gift for my wife.

If you are looking for something priced in the middle, I would say anything between $30 and $60 would make a decent gift.

I'll actually be taking photos during the big event as a wedding gift.

Otherwise, we can send a gift card by mail if you prefer.

They are not very special and I would not suggest them as a gift.

Bach died in 1750, but it was not until the early 19th century that his musical gift was fully recognized.

Before the school year ended, I gave the kids a special gift, t-shirts with the words "verbs are your friends" on them.

He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift.

His effort to reunite families with lost medals began with a christmas gift from his mother, a purple heart with the name corrado.

How much should you pay if you make a 12-mouth subscription to Toknow with gift pack from China?

I had hoped to send Peter a gift to congratulate him on his marriage, but I couldn't manage it.

I think it would be satisfaction of enjoying things with others, meaning when you give it to others, whether it's time, attention, a gift, anything, just those moments of sharing.

It was the nicest gift I'd ever received, and it was from a complete stranger.

Much to the family's surprise, Dennis stuck to his promise! He turned up at the hospital bearing gifts for the new mother lindsey and her baby boy.

The unwilling parent organizes the meal schedule, sends out emails, and collects money for end-of-season gifts.

Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a gift card.

When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for whatever his family might need, he burst into tears.

“So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism,” Newman wrote,“that I am tempted to define‘journalism’ as‘a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are'.

Nevertheless， as any biographer knows， a person’s early life and its conditions are often the greatest gift to an individual.

It is wise to take such gifts with gratitude and grace.

Officials must not be allowed to play favorites in providing information or in arranging meetings simply because an individual or group provides a campaign donation or a personal gift.

Merely helping a gift-giver gain access to other officials, unless done with clear intent to pressure those officials, is not corruption, the justices found.

But it did so while holding its nose at the ethics of his conduct, which included accepting gifts such as a Rolex watch and a Ferrari automobile from a company seeking access to government.

So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism. Newman wrote that "I am tempted to define ‘journalism' as a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are."

词组搭配

the gift of the gab

见 gab

the gift of tongues

in the gift of

(of a Church living or official appointment) in the power of someone to award

（教士俸金或官职）（某人）有权授予

nine seats in parliament were now in his gift.
议会中的九个席位他有授予权。

don't look a gift horse in the mouth

(proverb)don't find fault with something that you have discovered or been given

(谚)对发现（或获赠）的东西不要再找茬

同义词辨析

ability, capacity, capability, genius, talent, competence, faculty, gift, aptitude

这些名词均可表示人的"能力，才能"之意。

ability：普通用词，指人先天的或学来的各种能力。

capacity：侧重指人的潜在能力，通常不指体力，多指才智，尤指接受与领悟能力。

capability：多用于人，指胜任某项具体工作的能力，也指本身具有、尚未发挥的潜在能力。常与of或for连用。

genius：语气最强，指天赋的高度才能与智力。

talent：着重指人某方面具有可发展和培养的突出天赋才能，但语意比genius弱。

competence：正式用词，侧重指令人满意的业务能力与水平，达到胜任某项工作等的要求。

faculty：指特殊的才能或智力。

gift：着重个人的天赋的才能或在某方面的显著本领，常暗含不能用一般规律作解释的意味。

aptitude：多指先天或后天习得的运用自如的能力，常暗示接受能力强，能迅速掌握一种学术训练或艺术技巧。

gift, present, souvenir, tip

这些名词都有"礼物，赠品"之意。

gift：含义广，既可指真诚相送的礼物、赠品或生日、节日礼物，又可指捐赠的物品或捐款等。

present：普通用词，指给亲朋好友的礼物，赠者与被赠者之间存在某种个人关系，所赠礼物一般不是很昂贵的。

souvenir：指对人、物、地点或事件有纪念意义的礼物或纪念品。

tip：指为酬谢他人服务而给的小费。