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摒绝,放弃
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Forgo \For*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Forwent}; p. p. {Forgone}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Forgoing}.] [OE. forgan, forgon, forgoon, AS.
forg[=a]n, prop., to go past, hence, to abstain from; pref.
for- + g[=a]n to go; akin to G. vergehen to pass away, to
transgress. See {Go}, v. i.]
To pass by; to leave. See 1st {Forego}.
For sith [since] I shall forgoon my liberty At your
request. --Chaucer.
And four [days] since Florimell the court forwent.
--Spenser.
Note: This word in spelling has been confused with, and
almost superseded by, forego to go before.
Etymologically the form forgo is correct.
资料来源 : WordNet®
forgo
v 1: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing
with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {waive},
{relinquish}, {foreswear}, {dispense with}]
2: lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime
[syn: {forfeit}, {give up}, {throw overboard}, {waive}]
[ant: {claim}]
3: refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol"
[syn: {give up}]
[also: {forwent}, {forgone}]