qualify
英 ['kw?l?fa?]
美[?kwɑl??fa?]
- vt. 限制；使具有资格；证明…合格
- vi. 取得资格，有资格
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词态变化
第三人称单数:?qualifies;过去式:?qualified;过去分词:?qualified;现在分词:?qualifying;
中文词源
qualify 使符合资格
来自quality,质量，品质，-fy,使。即使符合质量要求，引申词义使符合资格。
英文词源
- qualify (v.)
- mid-15c., "to invest with a quality," from Middle French qualifier (15c.) and directly from Medieval Latin qualificare "attribute a quality to; make of a certain quality," from Latin qualis "of what sort?," correlative pronominal adjective (see quality) + facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "to limit, modify" is from 1530s. Sense of "be fit for a job" first appeared 1580s. Related: Qualified; qualifying.
双语例句
- 1. The team failed to qualify for the African Nations Cup finals.
- 该队未能闯入非洲国家杯决赛。
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- 2. I would qualify that by putting it into context.
- 我会将它放入上下文中进行具体解释。
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- 3. An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense.
- 服装费将可算作贸易或商务开支。
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- 4. 13 percent of American households qualify as poor, says Mr. Mishel.
- 米歇尔先生说，13%的美国家庭符合贫困家庭的标准。
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- 5. Non-members do not qualify for the tax waiver normally applied to members.
- 非会员不具备通常会员才有的免税资格。
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