nurture
nurture
[ˈnəːtʃə]
verb
nurturer
noun
语源
[ˈnəːtʃə]
verb
- [with obj.]care for and encourage the growth or development of
养育，培养
my father nurtured my love of art.
我父亲培养了我对艺术的热爱。
■cherish (a hope, belief, or ambition)
怀有（希望，想法，抱负）
for a long time she had nurtured the dream of buying a shop.
长期以来她一直梦想着要买下一间店铺。
- [mass noun]the process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something
养育，培育，教养，培养
the nurture of ethics and integrity.
道德和正直品格的培养。
■upbringing, education, and environment, contrasted with inborn characteristics as an influence on or determinant of personality
后天培育（指人的培养、教育及环境等，与对个性形成产生影响或起决定性作用的先天禀性相对）。 常与 nature 相对
nurturer
noun
语源
- Middle English: from Old French noureture 'nourishment', based on Latin nutrire 'feed, cherish'
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