mutuate
mutuate — 動詞
- mutuatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- mutuates3rd person singular
- mutuating-ing form
- mutuatedpast simple
1. to take something from a person or institution with the understanding that you w
借用；商借
古語，暫時取用他人之物並承諾歸還
to take something from a person or institution with the understanding that you will give it back after a set time
Pim mutuated a magnifying glass from the librarian to examine the faded map more closely.
Pim 向圖書館員借用放大鏡，以便更仔細地查看那張褪色的地圖。
mutuate + object + from + person
Constanza mutuated a compass and an oilskin coat from her brother before setting sail.
Constanza 在啟航前向哥哥借了一個羅盤和一件油布外套。
mutuate + multiple objects + from + person
The university mutuated three illuminated manuscripts from the monastery for the summer exhibition.
大學向修道院借用三部泥金手抄本，供夏季展覽使用。
mutuate + object + from + institution
Hamza mutuated his neighbour's sledgehammer to break up the old concrete path behind the cottage.
Hamza 借用鄰居的大錘來敲碎小屋後面那條舊水泥小徑。
- mutuate from a friend
- mutuate a sum of money
- mutuate a book from the library
- borrow
the standard modern equivalent; used in all registers from casual to formal
- take on loan
slightly more formal; emphasises the temporary nature of the arrangement
文法句型
mutuate + object
mutuate + object + from + person
用法筆記
This word is now obsolete in everyday English. It survives only in historical writing, legal documents from the 16th–18th centuries, or deliberately old-fashioned prose. Modern speakers should use 'borrow' instead.