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一、趣词词典

1、entertain 招待

2、enter-, 更里面，中间。-tain, 握，维持，词源同contain, tenable. 即招待客人，维持客户。

二、- 英语词根词缀词源词典

1、entertain (v.)

2、late 15c., "to keep up, maintain, to keep (someone) in a certain frame of mind," from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir "hold together, stick together, support" (12c.), from entre- "among" (from Latin inter; see inter-) + tenir "to hold" (from Latin tenere; see tenet). Sense of "have a guest" is late 15c.; that of "gratify, amuse" is 1620s. Meaning "to allow (something) to consideration, take into the mind" (of opinions, notions, etc.) is 1610s. Related: Entertained; entertaining.

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