| 释义 |
sub·scribe
\səbzˈkrīb, -bˈsk-\ verb
Etymology: Middle English subscriben, from Latin subscribere, from sub- + scribere to write — more at scribe
transitive verb
1. : to write (as one's name) underneath : sign (one's name) to a document
2.
a. : to sign with one's own hand : give consent to or bind oneself to the terms of (something written) by appending one's name
b. : to attest by appending one's name
< officers subscribe their official acts >
c. obsolete : to sign away : resign, yield
d.
(1) : to promise to give
< each man subscribed ten dollars >
(2) : contribute
< each subscribing … that which it can do best — W.J.Haley >
3. chiefly Britain : to give support to or concur in : favor, sanction
< unable to … subscribe their beliefs — T.E.Lawrence >
4. obsolete : to declare with or as if with signature : publish
< I will subscribe him a coward — Shakespeare >
intransitive verb
1. : to sign one's name to a letter or other document
2.
a. : to give approval to something written by signing — often used with to
< found him unwilling to subscribe to the agreement >
b. : to set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give something (as a sum of money); also : to give something in pursuance of a promise so made
c.
(1) : to enter one's name for a publication (as a book or newspaper) or service — usually used with for and sometimes with to
(2) : to agree to take and pay for something (as stock) by signing one's name to a formal agreement; especially : to make a signed application for securities of a new offering — usually used with for
< subscribed for 1000 shares >
3. obsolete : to become surety
4. obsolete : yield, submit
5.
a. : to be in accord : acquiesce, agree — usually used with to
< subscribe to a doctrine >
b. : adhere, belong
< subscribe to the masculine gender >
Synonyms: see assent |