forebear

forebear

英 ['fɔːbeə]
　　美 ['fɔrbɛr]

n. 祖先；祖宗

中文詞源：

forebear 祖先

fore-,在前。be, 存在。-ar, 後綴，人。即先輩，祖先。

forebear 祖先；祖宗

fore-在forehead前額、forearm前臂和before等中都有出現，多用來指時間和空間上的前，與希臘拉丁前綴pro-和pre-等同源。而-bear部分則一不是指熊，二不是指bear動詞承擔；忍受等，而是be-的施動者名詞，也就是說，forebear的字面意思是“one who was before”。

例句：

1. He was a good man , but always forebear his wrath and complaint.
他是一個老好人,善於克制自我、隱忍無奈.

2. I had much ado to forebear laughing.
我費瞭很大的勁才忍住笑.

3. A person from whom one is descended , especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear.
繁衍後代的人, 特別是遠於祖父輩; 前輩.

4. Consider how much more frugal the poor are than we, how much better they forebear hardship.
想想貧困的人比我們節儉多少,他們忍受困境比我們強多少.

5. Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
適度: 避免極端. 克制怨恨會帶來多大的傷害僅在自己一念之間.