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单词 pertain
释义 per·tain
\pə(r)ˈtān\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English parteinen, partenen, perteinen, pertenen, from Middle French partenir, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin partenēre, alteration of Latin pertinēre to reach to, belong, from per-, intensive prefix + -tinēre (from tenēre to hold) — more at per-, thin
1.
 a.
  (1) : to belong to something as a part or member or accessory or product
   < those who pertained to the Christian tradition — J.D.Conway >
  (2) : to belong to something as an attribute or adjunct or attendant feature or function
   < the destruction and havoc pertaining to war >
   < a job that pertains to one man alone >
  (3) : to belong to something as a care or concern or duty
   < responsibilities that pertain to fatherhood >
  (4) : to belong to something by inherent character, right, assignment, or established association
   < privileges that pertained only to the wealthier class >
 b. : to be appropriate to something : be right or proper or suitable
  < trades pertaining to military activities — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
  : be pertinent
  < the criteria for their appointments will be different from those that pertain elsewhere in the faculty — J.B.Conant >
2. : to have some connection with or relation to something : have reference : relate
 < in matters pertaining to man and his environment — Current Biography >
 < his intention to translate some historical documents pertaining to Christopher Columbus — Saxe Commins >
 < the enormous stress which women lay on everything pertaining to clothes — P.M.Gregory >
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