英语词汇“overstand”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

overstand1

/ˌəʊvəˈstand/

verb

1 [with object] To stand over (formerly especially so as to guard or intimidate); to stand higher than or above.

2 [no object] Oxford Univ. to be overstanding for honours: to be ineligible for honours in an examination because more than the permitted number of terms (normally twelve) has elapsed since one's matriculation.

The phrase ‘disqualified by standing’ is now preferred in the Oxford University Examination Decrees & Regulations..

3 [with object] Sailing. To sail past (a line or mark indicating the course of a race) by staying on a tack for too long.

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Bede's Ecclesiastical History. From over- + stand. Compare to stand over.

overstand2

/ˌəʊvəˈstand/

verb

1 [with object] And without object. To understand. Now used (especially in Caribbean and African-American usage) to avoid the negative connotations of under, perceived as incompatible with the positive meaning of the verb.

2 [with object] And without object. Contrasted with understand in other ways, as: to understand more than is necessary or desirable; to analyse excessively; to understand fully.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Ward (1667–1731), satirist. From over- + -stand; in later use independently re-formed.

单词	overstand
释义	overstand1 /ˌəʊvəˈstand/ verb 1 [with object] To stand over (formerly especially so as to guard or intimidate); to stand higher than or above. 2 [no object] Oxford Univ. to be overstanding for honours: to be ineligible for honours in an examination because more than the permitted number of terms (normally twelve) has elapsed since one's matriculation. The phrase ‘disqualified by standing’ is now preferred in the Oxford University Examination Decrees & Regulations.. 3 [with object] Sailing. To sail past (a line or mark indicating the course of a race) by staying on a tack for too long. Origin Old English; earliest use found in Bede's Ecclesiastical History. From over- + stand. Compare to stand over. overstand2 /ˌəʊvəˈstand/ verb 1 [with object] And without object. To understand. Now used (especially in Caribbean and African-American usage) to avoid the negative connotations of under, perceived as incompatible with the positive meaning of the verb. 2 [with object] And without object. Contrasted with understand in other ways, as: to understand more than is necessary or desirable; to analyse excessively; to understand fully. Origin Late 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Ward (1667–1731), satirist. From over- + -stand; in later use independently re-formed.
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