attempt
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 尝试，企图
- vt.
- 尝试，企图
构词拆分
演变路径（由近及远）
原始词根
原始印欧语 *tend-
词源说明
Late 14th century, as Middle English attempten, from Old French atempter, from Latin attemptō (“to try, solicit”), from ad- (“to”) + temptō; see tempt. The noun is from the 1530s, the sense "an assault on somebody's life, assassination attempt" (French attentat) is from 1580. By surface analysis, at- + tempt.
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- To try.
- (obsolete) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
- (archaic) To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
- (archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
- (criminal law) To make a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime).
名词 Noun