Word · Frequency #18521
divest
剥夺;使丧失
核心释义
To strip, deprive, or dispossess someone of a right, possession, or quality.
- 1.
剥夺或使某人失去某物(如权利、激情、特权或偏见)。
To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
- 2.
出售或通过出售摆脱,尤指子公司。
To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.
出售;剥离;剥夺或使某人失去某物(如权利、激情、特权或偏见)。;出售或通过出售摆脱,尤指子公司。;使摆脱;使脱去
用法In use
The committee voted to divest the disgraced official of his authority.
用法提示:divest 作及物动词,与 of 连用,表示“剥夺(某人的权力或身份)”。
Many institutions are choosing to divest from fossil fuel companies.
用法提示:divest 作不及物动词(与 from 连用),表示“停止持有(投资)”。
She decided to divest herself of all unnecessary possessions before moving abroad.
用法提示:divest 后接反身代词和 of,表示“使(自己)摆脱”。
divest sb of sth
通常用于剥夺权力或财产。
The court divested him of his assets.
法院剥夺了他的资产。
divest oneself of sth
指主动放弃或处理掉。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- divest oneself of
- 摆脱;使自身不再拥有(尤指情感、负担)
- She finally divested herself of all her guilt.她最终摆脱了所有的负罪感。
- divest someone of
- 剥夺某人的(权利、财产等)
- The new law divested the king of his absolute power.新法律剥夺了国王的绝对权力。
- divest from
- 从……撤资;停止投资于
- Many investors are choosing to divest from tobacco companies.许多投资者正选择撤出对烟草公司的投资。
- divest a stake
- 出售股份
- The parent company divested its entire stake in the subsidiary.母公司出售了其在子公司中的全部股份。
- divest a business
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 divest 想成“脱掉 vest(背心)”:脱去外衣就是剥夺、剥离,含义即“使丧失、出售剥离”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:法律或正式文书、商业或财经报道 divest 属于正式用语,多用于法律、正式文书或财经报道中。表示“剥夺/使丧失”时较书面化;表示“出售/剥离(子公司等)”时常见于商业语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于 divest sb/sth of sth 结构
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 divest 的重读结尾 /ɛst/ 押韵(invest 和 vest 还共享拼写 -vest)。注意 guest 拼写中的 u 不发音。要小心形似词 divide、diverse 和 divorce,它们以 div- 开头但读音和结尾不同,不押韵。
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