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单词 concern
释义 con·cern
I. \kənˈsərn, -sə̄n, -səin\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English concernen, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernere, from Late Latin, to mix or mingle together, from Latin com- + cernere to separate, sift — more at shear
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to relate or refer to : be about
  < this story concerns the beginnings of the modern age >
 b. : to bear on
  < another rather serious drawback associated with nucellar seedlings concerned the fact that they were … slower in developing flower parts — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) >
2. : to have an influence on : affect, involve
 < racial unrest concerns us all >
also : to be the business or affair of : matter to
 < quarrels between husband and wife concern the whole family >
3. : to be a care, trouble, or distress to
 < his failing health concerns me >
4. : engage, occupy, interest
 < he concerns himself with trivia >
intransitive verb
obsolete : to be of importance : matter
II. noun
(-s)
1.
 a. : a connecting relation : an active or real part (as of interest or sharing)
  < he has no concern in the matter >
  < their concern was chiefly to protect their sister's interests >
 b. : something that relates or belongs to one : business, affair — often used in plural
  < let them mind their own concerns >
2. : matter for consideration : occupation, interest
 < a problem likely to be a major concern of the new administration >
 < describing his concerns with satisfaction >
3.
 a. : marked interest or regard usually arising through a personal tie or relationship to the matter under consideration
  < interest … ran … all the way from a determination to make war down to no concern whatsoever — H.S.Canby >
 b. : an uneasy state of blended interest, regard, uncertainty and apprehension about a present condition or future development — usually used without a or the
  < an adult who falls on the street is the object of concern and commiseration — Agnes Repplier >
4. : an organization or establishment for business or manufacture : a firm and its business
 < a banking concern >
5. : contrivance, gadget, contraption
6. in Quaker terminology : a strong conviction based on religious insight
Synonyms: see care
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