Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #9730
engenders
产生；引起；导致
engenders is the third person singular of engender.
to call forth or bring about (a feeling, situation, etc.); to give rise to.
- 1.
To give existence to, to produce (living creatures).
赋予存在,产生(生物)。
- 2.
To endow with gender; to create gender or enhance the importance of gender.
赋予性别；创造性别或增强性别的重要性。
- 3.
To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.
产生(情况、品质、结果等)；引起,导致,创造。
- 4.
To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.
形成；产生；被引起或产生。
发生；形成；赋予存在,产生(生物)。；赋予性别；创造性别或增强性别的重要性。；产生(情况、品质、结果等)；引起,导致,创造。；形成；产生；被引起或产生。
In use
His patience engenders confidence in the children.
The surprise party engendered a lot of excitement.
Sharing your story can engender empathy in others.
engender sth
常用搭配：引起感觉或情况。
The policy engendered widespread criticism.
这项政策引起了广泛的批评。
engender sth in/among sb
in 后接个体，among 后接群体。
His behavior engendered distrust among his colleagues.
他的行为在同事中引起了不信任。
be engendered (by sth)
被动语态，强调原因。
The conflict was engendered by misunderstanding.
Connections
Collocations
- engender confidence
- 产生信心
- The teacher's encouragement engendered confidence in the students.老师的鼓励在学生心中产生了信心。
- engender trust
- 产生信任
- Open communication can engender trust between partners.开放的沟通可以在伙伴之间产生信任。
- engender support
- 获得支持
- The proposal engendered widespread support from the community.这项提案获得了社区的广泛支持。
- engender feelings
- 引起情感
- The movie engendered strong feelings of nostalgia.这部电影引起了强烈的怀旧情感。
- engender suspicion
- 引起怀疑
- His evasive answers engendered suspicion among the investigators.他含糊其辞的回答引起了调查人员的怀疑。
- engender hope
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一台引擎（engine）正在生成（generate）动力，从而引起某种结果 → engender 意为‘产生，引起’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、正式报告、文学评论 通常用于正式或书面语境，如学术论文、官方文件或文学作品中，表示某种情感、状态或结果的产生或引发。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with engender in non-rhotic accents (stressed /ɛ/ + /ndə/). Note the spelling variants: -ender (gender, tender, render, bender) vs -endor (vendor, splendor), but they sound the same.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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