pe.ruse
v.tr.(及物动词)pe.rused,pe.rus.ing,pe.rus.es To read or examine, typically with great care.细读,细察:以极其细致的方式阅读或查阅
来源:Middle English perusen [to use up] 中古英语 perusen [用尽,用光] Latin per- [per-] 拉丁语 per- [前缀,表示.极,完全,彻底.] Middle English usen [to use] * see use 中古英语 usen [使用] *参见 use
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perus.able
adj.(形容词)perus.al
n.(名词)perus.er
n.(名词)Peruse has long meant .to read thoroughly. and is often used loosely when one could use the wordread instead. The worst that can be said about the latter use is that it is excessively literary or precious.However, common misuse of the word in the sense .to glance over, skim,. as inI only had a moment to peruse the manual quickly, was unacceptable to '' percent of the Usage Panel. Peruse 很久一直意指.详尽地阅读., 经常在能用read 这个词时不严谨地用来取代它。 能够提及的后一种用法中最差的一种便是极端文学或过分矫揉造作的。然而,对于百分之六十六的惯用法研究小组成员来说,意为.浏览或略读.的该词的通常错误用法是不能接受的,如在句我只有一会儿时间来迅速浏览这本手册 中