engender

engender

英 [ɪn'dʒendə; en-]
　　美 [ɪn'dʒɛndɚ]

vt. 使產生；造成
　　vi. 產生；引起

中文詞源：

engender 使產生

en-, 進入，使。-gen, 生育，詞源同gene, generate.

例句：

1. Mr Bowles could engender delight in students and musicians alike.
鮑爾斯先生能夠讓學生和音樂傢都感到快樂。

2. It helps engender a sense of common humanity.
這有助於營造一種博愛的感覺。

3. She will engender difficult questions and to keep the conversation at a low temperature.
她會提出各種深奧的問題,使談話始終保持在低溫狀態.

4. It was supposed to engender difficult questions and to keep the conversation at a low temperature.
仿佛她會提出各種深奧的問題,使談話始終保持在低溫狀態.

5. To take an unnecessary action that will probably engender adverse effects.
自找麻煩采取一個可能會產生負面效果的不必要的行動.