Subscribe
[səb'skraɪb]
vi. 认购;赞成;签署
Subscribe = sub-(下)+ -scrib-(写,词源同scribe,script)+ -e(动词词尾),即在合同下签字,引申为“签署、认购、赞成”。
Subscribe作不及物动词时,常见用法有subscribe to sth定期订阅/捐款、同意赞成,subscribe for sth申购(股份)、预订,比如subscribe to this newspaper(订阅这份报纸)、subscribed to the view赞同该观点、subscribe for shares/bonds认购股票/公债。
我们来看2个例句:
A lot of people now subscribe to these theories.
现在许多人都赞同这些理论。
Employees subscribed for far more shares than were available.
雇员们申购了远比现有数额还多的股份。