单词 | deem |
释义 | deem (once / 121 pages) v To deem is a verb that means to view as or judge. Your parents or boss may deem something necessary that you don't, like coming home by midnight or working late. Deem comes from the Old English word, deman — meaning "act as a judge." If you deem something, you essentially become the judge of whether it has a characteristic. For example, if you deem your little sister's jokes to be too ridiculous to listen to, you will probably just walk away. WORD FAMILYdeem: deemed, deeming, deems, redeem+/irredeemable: irredeemably/redeem: redeemable, redeemed, redeemer, redeeming, redeems, redemption, redemptive, redemptory/redeemable: irredeemable, unredeemable/redeemed: unredeemed/redeemer: redeemers/redeeming: redeemingly/redemption: redemptional, redemptions/redemptive: redemptively/unredeemable: unredeemably/unredeemed: unredeemedly USAGE EXAMPLESThe driver wasn’t hurt, but the truck and trailer were deemed a total loss. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) At least one woman was fined by police for not wearing an outfit deemed to respect “good morals and secularism”. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Additionally, a person wearing a Bluetooth headset on the street was deemed more impressive than someone wearing headphones. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) v keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view Syn|Hyper hold, take for, view as hold assert or affirm consider, reckon, regard, see, view deem to be |
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