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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pertain \Per*tain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pertained}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Pertaining}.] [OE. partenen, OF. partenir, fr. L.
pertinere to stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to
hold, keep. See {Per-}, and {Tenable}, and cf. {Appertain},
{Pertinent}.]
1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on,
something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to
appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers
pertain to plant life.
Men hate those who affect that honor by ambition
which pertaineth not to them. --Hayward.
2. To have relation or reference to something.
These words pertain unto us at this time as they
pertained to them at their time. --Latimer.
資料來源 : WordNet®
pertain
v 1: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of
questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained
to your earlier comments" [syn: {refer}, {relate}, {concern},
{come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch on}]
2: be a part or attribute of [syn: {appertain}]