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pertain 音標拼音: [pɚt'en] vi. 屬于,關于,附屬,適合,相稱 屬于,關於,附屬,適合,相稱 pertain v 1: be relevant to; " There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; " My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [ synonym: { refer}, { pertain}, { relate}, { concern}, { come to}, { bear on}, { touch}, { touch on}, { have- to doe with}] 2: be a part or attribute of [ synonym: { pertain}, { appertain}] Pertain \ Per* tain"\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Pertained}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Pertaining}.] [ OE. partenen, OF. partenir, fr. L. pertinere to stretch out, reach, pertain; per tenere to hold, keep. See { Per-}, and { Tenable}, and cf. { Appertain}, { Pertinent}.] 1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant life. [ 1913 Webster] Men hate those who affect that honor by ambition which pertaineth not to them. -- Hayward. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To have relation or reference to something. [ 1913 Webster] These words pertain unto us at this time as they pertained to them at their time. -- Latimer. [ 1913 Webster] 21 Moby Thesaurus words for " pertain": affect, appertain, appertain to, apply, apply to, associate, bear, bear on, befit, combine, concern, connect, cover, include, join, pertain to, refer to, regard, relate, relate to, vest
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