| 释义 |
present1 /prezˈənt/ adjective- Being here or in the place in question, opp to absent
- Ready at hand
- Found or existing in the thing in question
- Now under view or consideration
- Now existing, not past or future
- Denoting a verb tense used to express an action happening or condition existing just now, or for making general statements (grammar)
- (of a verb or participle) in or of the present tense (grammar)
- Immediate
- (with to) having a place in, entering into (the thoughts, mind, etc; old)
- (of a person, the mind, etc) attentive to the matter in hand, not absent or abstracted (obsolete)
noun- The present time
- The present tense
- A verb in the present tense
- The present business or occasion
- The present document or (in pl) writings (law, etc)
ORIGIN: OFr, from L praesēns, -sentis present presenteeˈism noun Attendance at a place of work beyond the required hours, so as to be seen to be enthusiastic presˈently adverb - At present, now (obsolete or Scot and N American)
- Before long, in a while
- Directly, immediately
- Necessarily, inevitably, ipso facto (old)
- For the time being (obsolete)
- At once (obsolete)
presˈentness noun presˈent-day adjective Belonging to or found in the present time, contemporary present value noun The current value of a sum of money as opposed to its value in the future after having been invested at present At the present time, now for the present - As far as concerns the present time, for the moment
- Now, for the time being
present2 /pri-zentˈ/ transitive verb- To give, make a gift of (something to someone) or furnish (someone with something esp as a gift) esp formally or ceremonially
- To deliver, convey or hand over
- To introduce (one person to another, esp more distinguished, person)
- To introduce (someone) at court
- To betake (oneself) to an appointed place to await instructions, interviews, etc
- To bring (an actor or other performer) before the public, on stage, etc
- To stage (a play), show (a film), etc
- To introduce or compère (a television or radio show)
- To exhibit to view
- To have as a characteristic
- To pose or set (a problem, etc) or burden (someone with a problem, etc)
- To offer for consideration or acceptance (ideas, proposals, etc)
- To offer (a sight or other perceptual data) to the senses
- To set out (written work, etc) in any manner
- (of an idea, opportunity, etc) to suggest or offer (itself)
- To hand over (a cheque) for acceptance or (a bill) for payment
- To assemble arguments for, and expound (a case)
- To depict, portray or represent
- To bring before God's presence for dedication (Bible)
- To appoint (a clergyman to a benefice)
- To nominate (a scholar, etc to a foundation)
- To put forward (a candidate for examination, the award of a degree, etc)
- To bring (an offence, etc) to the notice of the authorities (old)
- To charge or bring up for trial (old)
- To symbolize (archaic)
- To represent the character of, act, impersonate (archaic)
- To apply
- To offer the greetings of, ‘remember’ (someone to someone) (obsolete)
- To point, direct, aim, turn in some direction
- To put on (eg a cheerful face) in public
- To hold (a weapon) in the aiming position or vertically in front of the body in salute to a superior (present arms to hold (one's weapon) in the vertical saluting position; military)
intransitive verb- (of the baby's head, shoulder or buttocks) to be in the position for emerging first (obstetrics)
- (of a patient) to report to a doctor (with certain signs and symptoms; medicine)
- (of chances, opportunities, etc) to offer, be available (rare)
- To make presentation to a living (religion)
noun The position of a weapon in presenting arms or in aiming (at present in the presenting-arms position) ORIGIN: OFr presenter, from L praesentāre, from praesēns present (in place or time) presentabilˈity noun presentˈable adjective - Capable of being presented
- Fit to be presented
- Fit to be seen
- Passable
presentˈableness noun presentˈably adverb presentation /prez-ən-tāˈshən/ noun - The act of presenting
- The manner in which something is presented, laid out, explained or advertised
- The expounding or unfolding of eg a case, argument, etc
- The right of presenting
- That which is presented
- Something performed for an audience, a play, show or other entertainment
- An illustrated talk presenting information eg to a business audience
- Immediate cognition (psychology)
- Representation
- The position of a baby in the womb just before birth, ie whether head or buttocks downwards (obstetrics)
adjective- That has been presented
- Of or for presentation
presentāˈtional adjective presentāˈtionism noun (psychology) The doctrine of immediate cognition of objects presentāˈtionist noun presentative /pri-zentˈə-tiv/ adjective - Subject to the right of presentation (religion)
- Presenting an idea to the mind, (esp one that is not imitative)
- Relating to immediate cognition (psychology)
presentee /prez-ən-tēˈ/ noun Someone who is presented to a benefice presenter /pri-zentˈər/ noun presentˈive adjective (linguistics) Presenting a conception to the mind, not a mere relation presentˈiveness noun presentˈment noun - The act of presenting
- A statement
- A jury's statement to a court of matters within its knowledge
- A representation
- An image, delineation, picture
- A theatrical representation or performance
- A presentation to consciousness (psychology, philosophy)
present3 /prezˈənt/ noun- A gift
- A percentage of the prize money given to a winning jockey (horse-racing)
ORIGIN: OFr present, orig presence, hence gift (from the phrase mettre en présent à, to put into the presence of, hence to offer as a gift to) |