英语词汇“ought”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word Frequency

ought 1

(ɔːt)

verb (foll by to; takes an infinitive or implied infinitive)

1.

to indicate duty or obligation

you ought to pay your dues

2.

to express prudent expediency

you ought to be more careful with your money

3.

(usually with reference to future time) to express probability or expectation

you ought to finish this work by Friday

4.

to express a desire or wish on the part of the speaker

you ought to come next week

▶ USAGE In correct English, ought is not used with did or had. I ought not to do it, not I didn't ought to do it; I ought not to have done it, not I hadn't ought to have done it

Word origin

Old English āhte, past tense of āgan to owe; related to Gothic aihta

Word Frequency

ought 2

(ɔːt)

pronoun, adverb

a variant spelling of aught1

Word Frequency

ought 3

(ɔːt)

noun

a less common word for nought (sense 1)

Word origin

C19: mistaken division of a nought as an ought; see nought

单词	ought
释义	Word Frequency ought 1 (ɔːt) verb (foll by to; takes an infinitive or implied infinitive) 1. to indicate duty or obligation you ought to pay your dues 2. to express prudent expediency you ought to be more careful with your money 3. (usually with reference to future time) to express probability or expectation you ought to finish this work by Friday 4. to express a desire or wish on the part of the speaker you ought to come next week ▶ USAGE In correct English, ought is not used with did or had. I ought not to do it, not I didn't ought to do it; I ought not to have done it, not I hadn't ought to have done it Word origin Old English āhte, past tense of āgan to owe; related to Gothic aihta Word Frequency ought 2 (ɔːt) pronoun, adverb a variant spelling of aught1 Word Frequency ought 3 (ɔːt) noun a less common word for nought (sense 1) Word origin C19: mistaken division of a nought as an ought; see nought
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