behoove的词源

英文词源

behoove (v.)

Old English behofian "to have need of, have use for," verbal form of the ancient compound word represented by behoof.

Historically, it rimes with move, prove, but being now mainly a literary word, it is generally made to rime with rove, grove, by those who know it only in books. [OED]

中文词源

behoove：理应、对…有益

发音释义：[bɪ'huːv] vt. 对…有必要；对…有益vi. 有必要；应当n. 适宜

词源解释：来自古英语behofian （理应）

同源词：behove（=behoove）；behoof（利益、好处）

词组习语：it behoove sb. to do sth.（某人应当做某事；做某事对某人有益）；sb. behoove do sth.（某人理应做某事）

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behoove：理应，理所当然

前缀be-, 强调。-hoove, 同have, 持有，拥有。指持有的责任，理应。