foster
foster
verb
[with obj.]
fosterage
noun
fosterer
noun
语源
verb
[with obj.]
- encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good)
鼓励；促进
the teacher's task is to foster learning.
教师的任务是促进学习。
■develop (a feeling or idea) in oneself
培养；助长（感情，观念）
appropriate praise helps a child foster a sense of self-worth.
适当表扬有助于树立孩子的自尊心。 - bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth)
收养，领养（非亲生子女）
■(Brit.)(of a parent or authority) assign (a child) to be brought up by someone other than its parents
(英)（父母，权力机构）把（孩子）交托给养父母
when fostering out a child, placement workers will be looking for a home similar to their own.
交托儿童抚养时，安置人员会找与其家庭类似的家庭。
fosterage
noun
fosterer
noun
语源
- Old English fōstrian 'feed, nourish', from fōster 'food, nourishment', of Germanic origin; related to food. The sense 'bring up another's (originally also one's own) child' dates from Middle English. See also foster-
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