• vt. 放棄；斷念

來自古英語forsacan, 爭論，反對，拒絕，來自for-, 完全的，sacan, 爭論，爭執，詞源同sake.引申詞義放棄，舍棄。或現詞義可能來自不同的詞義演變，來自for-, 否定，相反，sake,尋求，追求，詞源同seek. 即不再尋求，不再追求，放棄，舍棄。

forsake

forsake: see sake

forsake (v.)

Old English forsacan "object to, oppose, refuse, deny; give up, renounce" (past tense forsoc, past participle forsacen), from for- "completely" + sacan "to struggle, dispute, wrangle; accuse, blame" (see sake). Related: Forsaking. Similar formation in Old Saxon farsakan, Dutch verzaken, Old High German farsahhan "deny, repudiate," Danish forsage "give up, refuse."

Forsake is chiefly applied to leaving that by which natural affection or a sense of duty should or might have led us to remain: as, to forsake one's home, friends, country, or cause; a bird forsakes its nest. In the passive it often means left desolate, forlorn. [Century Dictionary]

1. At 53 he has no plans to forsake the hills.

53歲的他還沒有打算離開這些山丘。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I still love him and I would never forsake him.

我仍然愛著他，我永遠不會離他而去。

來自柯林斯例句

3. He had made it clear to his wife that he would never forsake her.

他明確地向妻子說，永遠不離開她。

來自《權威詞典》

4. To forsake good for the sake of gold is not for me.

我不干這種見利忘義的事.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. She pleaded with her husband not to forsake her.

她懇求丈夫不要拋棄她.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》