late 13c., "to bring up, nurture" (a child, a feeling, etc.), from Old French norriss-, stem of norrir "raise, bring up, nurture, foster; maintain, provide for" (12c., Modern French nourrir), from Latin nutrire "to feed, nurse, foster, support, preserve," from *nutri (older form of nutrix "nurse"), literally "she who gives suck," from PIE *nu- (from root *(s)nau- "to swim, flow, let flow," hence "to suckle;" see nutriment) + fem. agent suffix. Related: Nourished; nourishing.
双语例句
1. They needed good food to nourish their bodies.
他们需要好食品滋养身体.
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2. Journalists on the whole don't create public opinion. They can help to nourish it.
大体说来记者不制造舆论。他们会助长舆论。
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3. We need good food to nourish the starving infants.
我们需要好食品滋养这些挨饿的婴儿.
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4. My environment had failed to support me or nourish me.
我的环境不能养我育我.
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5. He ate -- but without relish, and food seemed no longer to nourish him.
