inform
inform
verb
verb
- [reporting verb]give (someone) facts or information; tell
告诉，通知，向…报告
[with obj.]he wrote to her, informing her of the situation.
他给她写了信，把情形告诉她。
[with obj. and direct speech]‘That's nothing new,’ she informed him.
“那不是什么新鲜事”，她告诉他。
[with obj. and clause]they were informed that no risk was involved.
他们被告知没有危险。
■[no obj.]give incriminating information about someone to the police or other authority
（向警方或当局）告发，告密
surrendered terrorists began to inform on their former comrades.
投降的恐怖分子开始告发他们过去的同谋。 - [with obj.]give an essential or formative principle or quality to
使定性
the relationship of the citizen to the state is informed by the democratic ideal.
公民和国家间的关系由民主主义理想定性。
- Middle English enforme, informe 'give form or shape to', also 'form the mind of, teach', from Old French enfourmer, from Latin informare 'shape, fashion, describe', from in- 'into' + forma 'a form'
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