中文来自 ECDICT
- vt.
- 让，假设，出租，排放，妨碍
- vi.
- 出租，被承包
- n.
- 出租屋，障碍
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演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
Derived from Middle English leten, læten, from Old English lǣtan (“to allow, let go, bequeath, leave, rent”), from Proto-West Germanic *lātan, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną (“to leave behind, allow”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to be tired, leave”).
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- (transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
- (transitive) To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave alone.
- (transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).
- (transitive, chiefly UK) To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
- (transitive) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
- (auxiliary, transitive) Used to introduce a first or third person imperative verb construction.
- (transitive, obsolete except with know or be) To cause (+ bare infinitive).
名词
2词源 2
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
Derived from Middle English letten (“to hinder, delay”), from Old English lettan (“to hinder, delay”; literally, “to make late”), from Proto-West Germanic *lattjan, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną. Akin to Old English latian (“to delay”), Dutch letten, Old English læt (“late”). More at late