rescue

vt. 营救；援救

n. 营救；援救；解救

中文词源

rescue 营救，救援

来自古法语 rescurre,营救，解救，来自拉丁语 re-,表强调，excutere,摇出，来自 ex-,向外，-cut, 摇，晃动，词源同 discuss,percussion.

rescue: rescue: see quash
rescue (n.): late 14c., from rescue (v.). Earlier noun was rescous (early 14c.), from Old French rescous.
rescue (v.): c. 1300, from stem of Old French rescorre "protect, keep safe; free, deliver" (Modern French recourre), from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + escourre "to cast off, discharge," from Latin excutere "to shake off, drive away," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + -cutere, combining form of quatere "to shake" (see quash). Related: Rescued; rescuing.

发音想成“来施救”

1. Lights clipped onto life jackets improve the chances of rescue.: 别在救生衣上的灯提高了获救可能性。

3. Paramilitary police units are taking part in rescue efforts.: 准军事警察部队正在参与营救行动。

4. Rescue workers are digging through the rubble in search of other victims.: 救援人员正在废墟中挖掘，以搜寻其他受害者。

5. Rescue crews had scoured an area of 30 square miles.: 救援人员已经搜遍了30平方英里的范围。