regard: [14] The notions of ‘looking at something, keeping it in sight’ and ‘guarding it’ are closely linked, and often coexist in single words. Watch is an example, and so was Old French garder, ancestor of English guard. Addition of the prefix re- ‘back’ produced regarder ‘look back at, keep one’s eyes on’, hence simply ‘look at’. The Anglo-Norman version of the word gave English reward. => guard, reward, ward
regard (n.)
mid-14c., "a consideration; a judgment," from Old French regard, from regarder "take notice of," from re-, intensive prefix + garder "look, heed," from Germanic (see guard (n.)). Meanings "a look, appearance; respect, esteem, favor, kindly feeling which springs from a consideration of estimable qualities" all recorded late 14c. Phrase in regard to is from mid-15c. (Chaucer uses at regard of).
regard (v.)
mid-14c., "consider" (that something is so), from Middle French regarder "to look at," from regard (see regard (n.)). Meaning "look upon, observe" is from 1520s, as is that of "observe a certain respect toward." Related: Regarded; regarding.
双语例句
1. English has hurt me a thousand times, but I still regard it as my first love.
英语伤我千百遍，我待英语如初恋。
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2. Try to view situations more objectively, especially with regard to work.
要尽量客观地分析情况，尤其是在工作上。
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3. He has said he will fire editorial employees without regard to seniority.
他说过不管资历如何，任何编辑人员他都有可能解雇。
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4. I may have made a mistake in that regard.
我在那一点上可能已经犯了一个错误。
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5. There were armed people about, people with little regard for human life.
