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单词 succoring
释义

succor

1 of 2

noun

suc·​cor ˈsə-kər How to pronounce succor (audio)
1
: relief
also : aid, help
2
: something that furnishes relief

succor

2 of 2

verb

succored; succoring ˈsə-k(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce succor (audio)

transitive verb

: to go to the aid of : relieve
succorer
ˈsə-kər-ər How to pronounce succor (audio)
noun

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If you're in need of an explanation of the origins of "succor," we can help. Middle English speakers adapted "socour," the predecessor of "succor," from the Anglo-French sucors, which essentially had the same meaning as our modern word. "Sucors," in turn, derives from the Medieval Latin succursus, itself a derivative of the Latin verb succurrere, meaning "to run to the rescue or "to bring aid." That Latin verb was a composite of the prefix sub- (meaning "from below") and the verb "currere" (meaning "to run"). "Succor" has been saving the day in English (as both a noun and a verb) since at least the 13th century.

Example Sentences

Noun We see it as our duty to give succor to those in need.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
But Malone spends a lot more of the album being mad at the man in the mirror, or wanting to offer him the succor of a nice buzz that isn’t easily achieved. Chris Willman, Variety, 5 June 2022 Reba, though, was able to find some small succor during the lockdown that left her quarantining with her grieving family in Oklahoma. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2020 Sports have often been a comfort in troubling times, most notably two decades ago, when baseball provided succor for a country reeling from the extremist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Ken Belson, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2020 So far, no major bond investor has publicly said emerging markets should be granted temporary, let alone permanent, succor on their foreign commercial borrowings. Paul Wallace, Bloomberg.com, 13 Apr. 2020 Apple, at least, seems to gain succor and creative inspiration from pining for only the most nourishing kind of connection. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2020 In the afternoon, Cuomo gave stressed New Yorkers succor by way of slideshows, monitoring the state’s progress in flattening the coronavirus curve. Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2020 Will live-streams of Coldplay give anything near the same succor? Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2020 That power would be wasted, Professor Rogoff said, if the United States did not use its resources both to aid other nations and provide succor to the impoverished people within its own borders. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2020
Verb
Together, the two hold the key to some revolutionary technological breakthrough that might succor the ailing globe. Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021 If the bedsit seemed fashioned for a Barbara Pym character to nurse her hot-plate supper, and the garret to succor a starving painter or poet, the New York studio apartment, from its beginnings, promised grander things. Penelope Green, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020 Their research may even lead to innovations in antimicrobial properties that can succor in the imminent fearsome post-antibiotic era. Prayan Pokharel, Smithsonian, 17 Aug. 2017 That philosophy has succored me through breakups, deaths and career reversals. Leonard Pitts Jr, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English socour, sucurs (taken as plural), from Anglo-French sucur, sucors, from Medieval Latin succursus, from Latin succurrere to run to the rescue, bring aid, from sub- + currere to run — more at car

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

succor

noun

suc·​cor ˈsə-kər How to pronounce succor (audio)
: help entry 2 sense 1, relief

succoring

verb

present participle of succor
as in comforting

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • comforting
  • aiding
  • sustaining
  • assisting
  • patronizing
  • championing
  • facilitating
  • sponsoring
  • endorsing
  • abetting
  • furthering
  • reinforcing
  • promoting
  • attending
  • forwarding
  • fostering
  • indorsing
  • bolstering
  • buttressing
  • rescuing
  • advancing
  • backstopping
  • easing
  • guiding
  • helping
  • ministering (to)
  • reenforcing
  • benefiting
  • nurturing
  • backing
  • saving
  • supporting
  • profiting
  • launching
  • mentoring
  • emboldening
  • boosting
  • counseling
  • encouraging
  • obliging
  • advising
  • heartening
  • caring (for)
  • favoring
  • benefitting
  • serving
  • bailing out
  • counselling
  • delivering
  • propping (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hindering
  • restraining
  • impeding
  • opposing
  • inhibiting
  • interfering
  • thwarting
  • obstructing
  • blocking
  • hampering
  • constraining
  • strangling
  • barring
  • balking
  • handicapping
  • failing
  • deserting
  • discouraging
  • sabotaging
  • disappointing
  • frustrating
  • holding back
  • baffling
  • inconveniencing
  • hurting
  • retarding
  • harming
  • stifling
  • damaging
  • disheartening
  • repressing
  • letting down
  • injuring
  • foiling
  • stunting
  • straitening
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