| 单词 | supererogate |
| 释义 | supererogate[ soo-per-er-uh-geyt ] / ˌsu pərˈɛr əˌgeɪt / verb (used without object), su·per·er·o·gat·ed, su·per·er·o·gat·ing.to do more than duty requires. Origin of supererogateFirst recorded in 1730–40; from Late Latin superērogātus (past participle of superērogāre “to pay out in addition”), equivalent to super- “above, beyond” + ērogātus, past participle of ērogāre “to pay out,” equivalent to ē- “out of, from” + rog(āre) “to ask” + -ātus past participle suffix; see super-, e-1, -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM supererogatesu·per·er·o·ga·tion, nounsu·per·er·o·ga·tor, nounWords nearby supererogatesuperelastic, superelevated, superelevation, supereminent, superencipher, supererogate, supererogation, supererogatory, superette, superexcitation, superfamily Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for supererogate
British Dictionary definitions for supererogatesupererogate / (ˌsuːpərˈɛrəˌɡeɪt) / verb(intr) obsolete to do or perform more than is required Derived forms of supererogatesupererogator, nounWord Origin for supererogateC16: from Late Latin superērogāre to spend over and above, from Latin super- + ērogāre to pay out Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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