• vt. 描述，形容；描繪

de-, 向下。-scribe, 寫，詞源同scribe, conscript.

describe

describe: [15] To describe something is literally to ‘write it down’. The word comes from Latin dēscrībere, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē- ‘down’ and scrībere ‘write’ (source of English scribe, script, etc). English originally borrowed it via Old French descrivre in the 13th century as descrive, in which the metaphorical sense ‘give an account of’ had already developed, and this was grafted on to the Latin verb when it was reborrowed directly in the 15th century. The derivative nondescript was coined (originally as a term in biological classification) in the 17th century.
=> ascribe, scribe, script

describe (v.)

early 13c., descriven, from Old French descrivre, descrire (13c.), from Latin describere "to write down, copy; sketch, represent" (see description). Reconstructed with Latin spelling 16c. Related: Describable; described, describes, describing.

1. Globalisation is a catch-all to describe increased international trade.

“全球化”是個泛稱，用以描述增進(jìn)了的國際貿(mào)易。

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2. Official handouts describe the Emperor as "particularly noted as a scholar".

官方印發(fā)的材料將皇帝描述為“尤以學(xué)識淵博而著稱”。

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3. Even his closest allies describe him as forceful, aggressive and determined.

即使他最親密的盟友也認(rèn)為他強(qiáng)硬決斷、咄咄逼人，不達(dá)目的誓不罷休。

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4. The slim booklets describe a range of services and facilities.

這些薄薄的小冊子介紹了一系列服務(wù)和設(shè)施。

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5. I cannot describe it, I can't find the words.

我描述不上來，我找不到合適的字眼。

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