詞語：gift
gift是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
gift
[^ift]
n.
贈品, 禮物, 天賦, 才能
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
gift
gift
AHD:[g1ft]
D.J.[gift]
K.K.[g!ft]
n.（名詞）
(1)Something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation.
禮物，贈品：主動給予並不要報償的東西
(2)The act, right, or power of giving.
贈予，贈予權
(3)A talent, an endowment, an aptitude, or a bent.
天才，天資，才能，愛好
v.tr.（及物動詞）
gift.ed， gift.ing， gifts
(1)Usage Problem To present with a gift.
【用法疑難】 贈送禮物
(2)To endow with.
賦與
語源
(1)Middle English
中古英語
(2)from Old Norse * see ghabh-
源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 *參見 ghabh-
用法
Gift has a long history of use as a verb meaning 「to present as a gift; endow.」 The practice appears to provide a useful distinction, in as much as the verb give can sometimes be ambiguous between 「to transfer physical possession」 and 「to transfer ownership」; and in fact a verb analogous to gift is found in a number of other languages (for example, Italian regalare, 「to give as a gift,」 from regalo, 「gift, present」). Unfortunately the verbal use of gift in Modern English is irredeemably tainted (as is its derivative giftable ) by its association with the language of advertising and publicity (as in Gift her with this copper warming plate ). In an earlier survey the usage was rejected by a large majority of the Usage Panel. Where clarity is required, substitutes such as give as a gift, bestow, or donate are recommended. · The phrase free gift should, of course, be considered redundant. But the increasing currency of its use is indicative mainly of the degree to which the word gift itself has been expropriated by advertisers to refer to merchandise offerings to which an obligation is attached—if not a direct price, then taking a test drive, sitting through a sales pitch, or enrolling in a book club. It is perhaps to this use of gift, rather than to the redundancy free gift, that critics ought most strenuously to object.
Gift 作動詞意為「贈送禮物，贈予」的用法已有很長的歷史了， 這種慣用法的出現提供了有用的區分，因為作為動詞give 可能有時會在「傳遞有形財產「和」傳遞所有權「之間有模稜兩可的意思； 但事實上類似於gift 的詞是在其它語言上建立起來的 （如意大利語的regalare 「作為禮物給予」來自於 regalo 「禮物，禮品」）。 不幸的是gift 在現代英語中動詞性質的用法由於廣告語言和公眾語言的聯繫而不可挽回地被污染了（如它的派生詞 giftable ）（又如在 給她這個銅暖盤作為禮物 ）。 在較早的一個調查中，這種用法被大部分的用法專題使用小組的成員所反對。為了在此處的用法更清晰的一些替代詞，如give as a gift, bestow 或 donate 被採納了。 詞組free gift 自然是應該被認為是多餘的， 但是這種用法的迅速使用主要表示了gift 這個詞被廣告商所侵用而用來指提供商品優惠是一種附加的義務——如果不是直接的價格， 那麼就參加一次競賽活動，等待商品廣告宣傳或在一個讀書俱樂部中報名登記。也許gift 的這種用法應該比冗余的 free gift 更為批評家所堅決反對
現代英漢詞典
gift
[^Ift]
n.
(1)禮品；贈品
gift coupon
贈券
(2)天賦，天資；才能
He has a gift for poetry.
他有做詩的天賦。
a man of many gifts
多才多藝的人
gift of the gab
口才
(3)廉價品
At $2 it's a gift!
只要兩美元!可真是便宜得很!
現代英漢綜合大辭典
gift
[^ift]
n.
(1)禮物; 贈品
(2)贈送; 贈予權
(3)天才[賦, 資]
a birthday [Christmas] gift
生日[聖誕]禮物
a person of many gifts
多才多藝的人
have a gift for poetry [art, language]
有詩[藝術, 語言]的天才
詞性變化
gift
[^ift]
vt.
(1)贈送, 給予
(2)具有天賦[權利, 才能等]
be gifted with talents
有才能
繼承用法
gift-book
n.
贈閱本, 禮品書
giftware
[`^IftweE(r)]
n.
可做禮品的物品
gift-wrap
vt.
以絲帶 、花結及華麗的紙張包裝禮品
gifted
[5^IftId]
adj.
有天才的, 天賦的
giftless
adj.
習慣用語
a Greek gift
圖謀害人的禮物
at a gift
白送
by free gift
免費贈送
of free gift
免費贈送
Christmas G-!
(美南部)恭賀聖誕!
Cordelia's gift
婦女溫柔的聲音
have a gift for
對...有天賦
have a flair for
對...有天賦
lndian gift
[美]指望別人還禮物; 指望別人還的禮物
in sb.'s gift
有贈與權; 為某人所贈與; 由某人安排處理
in the gift of sb.
有贈與權; 為某人所贈與; 由某人安排處理
Gifts from enemies are dangerous.
[諺]敵人的禮物是收不得的。
gift of (the)gab
口才, 辯才
gift of tongues
說外語的才能
特殊用法
charitable and similar gifts
慈善性及類似贈與
exempt gift
免稅贈與
mutual gift
相互贈與
natural gift
天賦才能, 天資
taxable gifts
應稅贈與
tax on gifts
贈與稅
參考詞彙
gift present
都含「禮物」的意思, 兩詞可以互換。
(1)gift在語體上較為正式, 帶有一定的感情色彩, 側重送禮人的誠意, 有時含有「捐贈」的意思, 如:
This was given me as a birthday gift [present].
這是給我的生日禮物。
(2)present 系普通用語, 一般指「值錢不多的禮物」, 表示下對上送禮的意思, 如:
Each child brought a little present to the mother.
每個孩子給母親帶來一件小禮物。
用法詞典
gift
來自give給，送給
參考詞彙
(1)gift,genius,talent,faculty這組詞的一般含義是「才能」或「天才」。
(2)指「天才」或「天賦」而言，至於這種「天才」是怎麼得到的，按照這個詞的含義來講，即使用自然法則，都是不容易解釋的，通常被認為是上帝賜給的，是大自然授與的，是生來就有的。因此，gift在人群中是不多見的，即使奮力爭取也是很難獲得的
He has a gift for poetry.
他有詩歌的天才。
He is a man of many gifts.
他是一個多才多藝的人。
He is a man of genius.
他是一個有天賦的人。
She has a genius for music.
她有音樂才能。
He has a postive genius for putting his foot in his mouth.
他確實有說錯話的才能。
I often have a midnight mare vision of a future world in which there are billions of people, all numbered and registered, with not a gleam of genius any where, not an original mind, a rich personality, on the whole packed globe.
我眼前往往浮現出一幅夢魘樣的未來世界的幻象：億萬個編了號的、注了冊的芸芸眾生，棲身於整個擁擠不堪的地球上，那裡沒有一線天才，沒有獨創的才智之士，沒有豐富多彩的個性。
(3)talent「天才」或「天賦」這一含義是由《聖經》馬太福音(Matthewxxv 14——39)中的譬喻引伸、演變而來的。馬太福音裡講到僕人受主人的托付，持主人所給的錢(talents)買物品，為了「錢盡其用」，僕人應對錢(talents)加以控制。
(4)由此可見，talent所表示的天賦與才能是應該加以控制的，以便使「天」賜之物得到應有的應用。也就是說，具有這種天賦的人應該把天賦掌管妥當，從而收到最佳效果。或者說具有talent的人應通過勤奮去獲得知識及技能。
(5)浪漫主義時期的具有genius的作家一旦有了靈感，他的「天賦」就像決了堤的洪水一樣，洶湧澎湃，勢不可當。因此，genius控制有genius的人，而有talent的人應當控制自己的talent
Vera's curious talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk, near where she lives,…
維拉的這一特異功能引起了離她家不遠的烏裡揚諾夫斯克城的一個科學研究所的注意。
Talent depends upon industry.
天才靠勤奮。（註：用gift或genius則不當）
She has a music talent.
她有音樂才能。
He has a talent for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.
他有在不恰當的時候說不恰當的話的天才。
(6)faculty一般用於褒義，但talent和genius有時可用於貶義
He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.
他有在恰當的時候說恰當的話的才智。
He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.
他有學習外語的天賦。
He has a good faculty of hearing.
他的聽力生來就好。
He has the faculty for making friends.
他有交際能力。
英文相關詞典
gift
abilityaptitudeendowmentofferingpowerpresenttalent
美國傳統詞典
gift
gift
AHD:[g1ft]
D.J.[gift]
K.K.[g!ft]
n.
(1)Something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation.
(2)The act, right, or power of giving.
(3)A talent, an endowment, an aptitude, or a bent.
v.tr.
gift.ed, gift.ing, gifts
(1)Usage Problem To present with a gift.
(2)To endow with.
語源
(1)Middle English
(2)from Old Norse * see ghabh-
用法
Gift has a long history of use as a verb meaning 「to present as a gift; endow.」 The practice appears to provide a useful distinction, in as much as the verb give can sometimes be ambiguous between 「to transfer physical possession」 and 「to transfer ownership」; and in fact a verb analogous to gift is found in a number of other languages (for example, Italian regalare, 「to give as a gift,」 from regalo, 「gift, present」). Unfortunately the verbal use of gift in Modern English is irredeemably tainted (as is its derivative giftable ) by its association with the language of advertising and publicity (as in Gift her with this copper warming plate ). In an earlier survey the usage was rejected by a large majority of the Usage Panel. Where clarity is required, substitutes such as give as a gift, bestow, or donate are recommended. · The phrase free gift should, of course, be considered redundant. But the increasing currency of its use is indicative mainly of the degree to which the word gift itself has been expropriated by advertisers to refer to merchandise offerings to which an obligation is attached—if not a direct price, then taking a test drive, sitting through a sales pitch, or enrolling in a book club. It is perhaps to this use of gift, rather than to the redundancy free gift, that critics ought most strenuously to object.
朗文英漢綜合電腦詞典
GIFT
= General Internal FORTRAN Translator,內部通用ＦＯＲＴＲＡＮ翻譯程序
英漢法學大詞典
gift
n.饋贈 ,贈予,贈品
英漢航海大詞典
gift
n.贈與,禮品
英漢航空大詞典
gift
n.禮物
英漢化學大詞典
gift
n.禮物,賦予,天才;vt.授與,贈送
英漢經貿大詞典
gift
n.贈與,禮品
英漢計算機大詞典
gift
n.禮物(賦予,天才);vt.授與(贈送)
英漢心理學大詞典
gift
天資
英漢醫學大詞典
GIFT
n.克普特法
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