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源自拉丁语 'desistere',由 'de-'(表示‘离开’)和 'sistere'(表示‘站立’或‘停止’)组成,字面意思是‘停止站立’或‘离开’。
❶ 停止做某事,尤指停止某种行为或活动。常用于正式或法律语境中,表示要求某人立即中止某项行动。
“The judge ordered the company to desist from dumping waste into the river.”
(法官命令该公司停止向河流倾倒废物。)
“He was warned to desist from harassing his neighbors.”
(他被警告停止骚扰邻居。)
desist from — 停止做某事,常用于正式场合或法律文书中,表示要求或命令某人停止某种行为。
“The court issued an injunction ordering him to desist from contacting the victim.”
(法院发布禁令,命令他停止联系受害者。)