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单词 deem
释义 deem
I. \ˈdēm\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English demen, from Old English dēman; akin to Old High German tuomen to judge, Old Norse dœma, Gothic domjan; denominative from the root of English doom
transitive verb
1.
 a. obsolete : to sit in judgment upon : decide
  < at the one side six judges were disposed to view and deem the deeds of arms that day — Edmund Spenser >
 b. archaic : administer
  < the deemster was a hard judge and deemed the laws in rigor — Hall Caine >
2. : to come to view, judge, or classify after some reflection : hold, think
 < essentially he deemed himself a liberal — Robert Grant †1940 >
 < this criticism I deem to be without foundation — H.W.Dodds >
 < it is deemed advisable to refrain from making definite statements until clinical … proof is available — H.G.Armstrong >
3. archaic : expect, hope
 < a creature … whom she deemed to render happy — Lord Byron >
intransitive verb
1. : to form or have an opinion : believe, suppose — used with of
 < I cannot deem otherwise of them — J.P.Kennedy †1870 >
2. : to become aware : be cognizant — used with of
 < something unearthly which they deem not of — Lord Byron >
Synonyms: see consider
II. noun
(-s)
obsolete : judgment, surmise
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English (Scots) deme lady, dame, mother, alteration of Middle English dame
Scotland : girl; specifically : a servant girl
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