autograph
英 ['ɔːtəgrɑːf]
美 ['ɔtəɡræf]
- n. 亲笔，手稿；亲笔签名
- vt. 亲笔签名于…；亲笔书写
英文词源
- autograph
- autograph: [17] Greek auto- was a prefixal use of the adjective autós, meaning ‘same, self’. Many of the commonest auto- words in English, including autograph itself and also autocrat [19], automatic [18] (a derivative of automaton [17], which was formed from a hypothetical base *men- ‘think’ related to mental and mind), autonomy [17], and autopsy [17] (originally meaning ‘eye-witness’, and derived from Greek optós ‘seen’, source of English optic), are original Greek formations.
But the 19th and particularly the 20th century have seen a mass of new coinages, notably in scientific and technical terminology, including such familiar words as autism, autobiography, autoerotic, autofocus, autogiro, autoimmune, automotive, autosuggestion, and of course automobile (originally a French formation of the 1870s). Automobile has itself, of course, given rise to a completely new use for the auto- prefix, with the general connotation of ‘motorized transport’, as in autobus, autocar, autocycle, and the German autobahn.
- autograph (n.)
- "a person's signature," 1791, from Latin autographum, from Greek autographon, neuter of autographos "written with one's own hand," from autos- "self" (see auto-) + graphein "to write" (originally "to scratch;" see -graphy). Used earlier (1640s) to mean "author's own manuscript."
- autograph (v.)
- "to sign one's name," 1837, from autograph (n.). Related: Autographed; autographing. Earlier "to write with one's own hand" (1818).
双语例句
- 1. Young autograph hunters clustered around the players' entrance.
- 年轻人都挤在演员入口处索要签名。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He went backstage and asked for her autograph.
- 他去后台跟她要了签名。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Does she ever get asked for her autograph?
- 有人向她索要过签名吗？
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Could I have your autograph?
- 我能请你签个名吗？
来自《权威词典》
- 5. I asked the author to autograph my book.
- 我请作者在书上亲笔签名.
来自《简明英汉词典》