stipulate
英 ['stɪpjʊleɪt]***美 ['stɪpjulet]
- vi. 规定;保证
- vt. 规定;保证
- adj. 有托叶的
助记提示
1. stub => stip-, stipul- "stalk, straw" => stipulate.
2. Tradition has it that the etymological notion underlying stipulate is an ancient custom of breaking a straw to seal a bargain.
3. 谐音“四弟保雷特”。
中文词源
stipulate 规定,明确要求来自拉丁语 stipulari,交易,订约,达成条款,可能来自 stipula,草梗,叶柄,茎,来自 PIE*steip, 刺,词源同 stipule,stipple.其词义演变来自古罗马时期谈判双方达成协议后,会折断一根草 作为象征。这种行为可能类似武侠小说中把箭折断,然后立下重誓言语“如违此誓,有如此 箭(剑)”,参照《天龙八部》相关章节。
中文词源
- stipulate
- stipulate: [17] Tradition has it that the etymological notion underlying stipulate is an ancient custom of breaking a straw to seal a bargain. The word comes from the Latin verb stipulārī ‘bargain, demand’, and it has been speculated that this was derived from Latin stipula ‘straw’ (source also of English stubble [13]). The theory has not been conclusively demonstrated, but it makes a good story. Another possibility is some connection with Old Latin stipulus ‘firm’.
- stipulate (v.)
- 1620s, "bargain, make a contract" (intransitive), back-formation from stipulation, or else from Latin stipulatus, past participle of stipulari "exact (a promise), bargain for." Transitive sense of "demand as a condition" is from 1640s. Related: Stipulated; stipulating.
双语例句
- 1. Some manufacturers stipulate the price at which their goods are to be sold.
- 有些制造商规定出售他们生产的商品的价格.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants.
- 国际规则规定了外国参赛者的人数。
来自辞典例句
- 3. Each time we stipulate what temperature we have in mind.
- 我们每次约定谈什么样的温度便可.
来自辞典例句
- 4. I stipulate this only nothing further.
- 我要的条件只这一点,别的不要.
来自辞典例句
- 5. All credits must stipulate an expiry date for presentation of documents for payment, acceptance or negotiation.
- 一切信用证均须规定一个交单付款, 承兑或议付的到期日.
来自辞典例句