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quest AHD[kwĕst] D.J.[kwest]K.K.[kwɛst]n.(名词)- The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search.追求:追求或至力于某物的行为或例子;调查
- An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat:探险:在中世纪传奇故事中,骑士为了完成一既定的业绩而进行的探险:the quest for the Holy Grail.追究圣杯而历险
- Archaic A jury of inquest.【古语】 验尸陪审团
v.(动词)quest.ed, quest.ing, quests v.intr.(不及物动词)- To go on a quest.进行探求
- To search for game.寻找猎物
v.tr.(及物动词)- To search for; seek.See Synonyms at seek 寻找;追求 参见 seek
- Middle English queste 中古英语 queste
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- ultimately from Latin quaesta [feminine past participle of] quaerere [to seek, ask] 最终源自 拉丁语 quaesta quaerere的阴性过去分词 [追求,询问]
questʹer n.(名词) |