• n. 習(xí)慣；慣常活動(dòng)
• adj. 習(xí)慣于
• vi. 習(xí)慣，慣常
• vt. 使習(xí)慣于

來(lái)自PIE*wen,努力，尋求，渴望，詞源同win,wean。引申義贏得，居住，習(xí)慣。

wont

wont: see wean

wont (adj.)

"accustomed," Middle English contraction of Old English wunod, past participle of wunian "to dwell, inhabit, exist; be accustomed, be used to," from Proto-Germanic *wunen "to be content, to rejoice" (cognates: Old Saxon wunon, Old Frisian wonia "to dwell, remain, be used to," Old High German wonen, German wohnen "to dwell;" related to Old English winnan, gewinnan "to win" (see win (v.)) and to wean; from PIE *wen- (1) "strive for, desire." The original meaning of the Germanic verbs was "be content, rejoice."

wont (n.)

"habitual usage, custom," c. 1400, from wont, adjective and verb.

1. Paul woke early, as was his wont.

保羅醒得很早，歷來(lái)如此。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. He was wont to fall asleep after supper.

他老是吃完晚飯就打盹。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. He went to bed much earlier than was his wont.

他(那晚)就寢的時(shí)間比平常早了很多.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. He was wont to say that children are lazy.

他常常說(shuō)小孩子們懶惰.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. It is his wont to get up early.

早起是他的習(xí)慣.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》