respond: [16] Respond comes from Latin respondēre ‘promise in return’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ and spondēre ‘promise’ (source of English sponsor, spouse, etc). The notion of ‘obligation’ survives in the derivative responsible [16]. The Italian descendant of respondēre is rispondere, whose feminine past participle risposta has given English riposte [18] (originally a fencing term). => sponsor, spouse
respond (v.)
c. 1300, respound, from Old French respondere "respond, correspond," from Latin respondere "respond, answer to, promise in return," from re- "back" (see re-) + spondere "to pledge" (see spondee). Modern spelling and pronunciation is from c. 1600. Related: Responded; responding.
雙語例句
1. Some cases of arthritis respond to a gluten-free diet.
無麩質飲食對一些關節炎患者有療效。
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2. Like any other public servants, police must respond to public demand.
和其他所有公務員一樣，警察必須服務于公眾的需求。
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3. We must respond to well-founded criticism with a willingness to change.
對于有根有據的批評，我們必須樂意作出改變。
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4. The tanker failed to respond to a command to stop.
這輛罐車沒有按照命令停下來。
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5. Even very young premature babies respond to their mother's presence.