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单词 invest
释义 in·vest
I. \ə̇nˈvest\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin investire, from Latin, to clothe, cover, surround, from in- in- (II) + vestire to clothe, from vestis garment — more at wear
1.
 a. : to array in the symbols of office or honor : install in an office or honor with customary ceremonies
  < was invested by Queen Elizabeth … in a private ceremony — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union >
  < was invested with the George Medal, Britain's highest award for civilian heroism — Charlottetown (Canada) Guardian >
 b. : to furnish with or make a formal grant (as of power or authority) to : establish officially
  < by the Constitution of the United States, the president is invested with certain important political powers — John Marshall >
 c. : to put in possession or control of someone : vest
  < provincial life in Tsarist Russia … invested absolute authority in the head of the family — London Calling >
2. [Latin investire] : to envelop or cover completely : surround, coat
 < things are invested with mystery in the degree that their origins and causes are unknown — Edward Clodd >
 < could invest a common murder case with the atmosphere of an Aeschylean drama — Van Wyck Brooks >
specifically : to place (a pattern) in refractory material in the process of investment casting
 < bell-form bowl, invested with a rich turquois blue glaze — Parke-Bernet Galleries Catalog >
— see cire perdue
3. [Latin investire]
 a. : clothe, adorn
  < brought a light raincoat with which he now invested his ample person — John Buchan >
  < went to the pains of investing the production richly, for sets and costumes are fabulous — Louise Mace >
 b. obsolete : to put on : don
  < cannot find one this girdle to invest — Edmund Spenser >
4. [Middle French investir, from Old Italian investire, from Latin, to surround] : to surround with troops or ships so as to prevent escape or entry : lay siege to
 < Charleston was never besieged, not was any serious effort made … to invest it on the land side — O.L.Spaulding >
5. : to endow with some quality or characteristic : infuse, enrich
 < talent for investing the commonplace with significance — Gerald Bullett >
 < the realist … invests contemporary events with values that are eventually established as history — Bernard Smith >
 < the tone of his … voice which he tried to invest with candor and modesty — Bernard De Voto >
 < swept off his hat with a gesture that invested it with plumes — Edna Ferber >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Italian investire, from Latin, to clothe, cover, surround
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to commit (money) for a long period in order to earn a financial return
  < invested his savings in stocks, bonds, and real estate >
 b. : to place (money) with a view to minimizing risk rather than speculating for large gains at greater hazard
2. : to make use of with particular thought of future benefits or advantages
 < invested his savings in a year of study — Norman Foerster >
 < I am avaricious of time and uneasy if I don't invest it well — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
intransitive verb
: to commit funds for future gain or purchase something of intrinsic value : make an investment
 < anyone who wants to know more before investing an write the editor — Monsanto Magazine >
— often used with in
 < decided to invest in a first edition as a birthday gift for her husband >
 < the burghers … would not invest in factories — William Petersen >
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