forsake

forsake

英 [fə'seɪk]
　　美 [fɔrˈsek, fə-]

vt. 放棄；斷念

中文詞源：

forsake 放棄，舍棄

來自古英語forsacan, 爭論，反對，拒絕，來自for-, 完全的，sacan, 爭論，爭執，詞源同sake.引申詞義放棄，舍棄。或現詞義可能來自不同的詞義演變，來自for-, 否定，相反，sake,尋求，追求，詞源同seek. 即不再尋求，不再追求，放棄，舍棄。

例句：

1. At 53 he has no plans to forsake the hills.
53歲的他還沒有打算離開這些山丘。

2. I still love him and I would never forsake him.
我仍然愛著他，我永遠不會離他而去。

3. He had made it clear to his wife that he would never forsake her.
他明確地向妻子說，永遠不離開她。

4. To forsake good for the sake of gold is not for me.
我不幹這種見利忘義的事.

5. She pleaded with her husband not to forsake her.
她懇求丈夫不要拋棄她.