commit

• vt. 犯罪，做错事；把...交托给；指派…作战；使…承担义务

com-, 强调。-mit, 派遣，过去分词-miss, 词源同mission. 该词在使用过程中，扩展了诸多词义，甚至词义演变模糊的词义。

1. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;

"perpetrate a crime"

"pull a bank robbery"

2. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause;

"She committed herself to the work of God"

"give one's talents to a good cause"

"consecrate your life to the church"

3. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution;

"After the second episode, she had to be committed"

"he was committed to prison"

4. confer a trust upon;

"The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"

"I commit my soul to God"

5. make an investment;

"Put money into bonds"

commit

commit: [14] Etymologically, commit simply means ‘put together’. It comes from Latin committere, a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and the verb mittere ‘put, send’ (whence English missile and mission). It originally meant literally ‘join, connect’, but then branched out along the lines of ‘put for safety, entrust’ (the force of com- here being more intensive than collective) and ‘perpetrate’ (exactly how this sense evolved is not clear).

The whole range of meanings followed the Latin verb into English, although ‘put together’ was never more than an archaism, and died out in the 17th century. Of derivatives based on the Latin verb’s past participial stem commiss-, commission entered English in the 14th century and commissionaire (via French) in the 18th century. Medieval Latin commissārius produced English commissary [14] and, via French, Russian commissar, borrowed into English in the 20th century.
=> commissar, committee, missile, mission

commit (v.)

late 14c., "to give in charge, entrust," from Latin committere "to unite, connect, combine; to bring together," from com- "together" (see com-) + mittere "to put, send" (see mission). Evolution into modern range of meanings is not entirely clear. Sense of "perpetrating" was ancient in Latin; in English from mid-15c. The intransitive use (in place of commit oneself) first recorded 1982, probably influenced by existentialism use (1948) of commitment to translate Sartre's engagement "emotional and moral engagement."

Soon after, she knew she had to make a bold move to fully commit to her new future.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Only a very small proportion of burglaries are committed by technical means.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

They receive severe penalties for committing minor offenses.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Violation of a rule is misconduct even ifit is committed with good intentions?

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

it is committed with good intentions

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

You are pointing out the errors he has committed.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

He's about to commit suicide when he's interrupted by an old man who says his name is Smith.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

But most woman are not committed careerists.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

But critics allege that by making electronic copies of these books without first seeking the permission of copyright holders, Google has committed piracy.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

For example, the shortage of young adults is likely to make countries more reluctant to commit the few they have to military service.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Countries that have a shortage of young adults will be less willing to commit them to military service

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Men commit nearly 90 percent of violent crimes in the United States and almost all sexual assaults.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

When males get angry, they can become aggressive or even commit violence

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the man who had really committed the crimes.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

Having committed armed robbery.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

And, by contrast, the loss of hope, is turning out to be a stronger sign that a person may commit suicide than other factors long thought to be more likely risks.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

You know, forecasting's become a very hazardous business so I don't want to commit myself too much.

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

Seymour made the change, went into his backyard, and expressed his displeasure by committing suicide.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

The council has committed large amounts of money to housing projects.

市政会在住宅项目上投入了大量资金。

牛津词典

She was committed to a psychiatric hospital.

她被送进了精神病院。

牛津词典

She committed the instructions to memory.

她把指令记得很牢。

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Both sides committed themselves to settle the dispute peacefully.

双方承诺和平解决争端。

牛津词典

You don't have to commit yourself now, just think about it.

你不必现在表态，只需考虑一下这件事。

牛津词典

Why are so many men scared to commit? (= say they will be loyal to one person)

为什么有这么多的男人害怕许诺忠诚于人？

牛津词典

to commit murder/adultery , etc.

犯凶杀罪、通奸罪等

牛津词典

Most crimes are committed by young men.

多数罪行都是年轻人犯下的。

牛津词典

appalling crimes committed against innocent children

对无辜儿童犯下的骇人听闻的罪行

牛津词典

The President is committed to reforming health care.

总统承诺要改革卫生保健制度。

牛津词典

Borrowers should think carefully before committing themselves to taking out a loan.

借款人应当慎重考虑之后再行借贷。

牛津词典

He is expected to be committed for trial at Liverpool Crown Court.

预计他会被移交利物浦高等刑事法庭。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She had not committed anything to paper about it...

关于这件事她未曾写下只言片语。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I'll repeat that so you can commit it to memory.

我会重复一下，好让你们记住。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Arthur's drinking caused him to be committed to a psychiatric hospital.

阿瑟由于酗酒被送进一家精神病医院。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It isn't their diplomatic style to commit themselves on such a delicate issue...

对这样一个微妙的问题明确表态并非他们的外交风格。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She didn't want to commit herself one way or the other.

不管怎样，她都不想明确表态。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I'd like a friendship that might lead to something deeper, but I wouldn't want to commit myself too soon...

我希望拥有一份能进一步发展的友谊，但又不想太快作出承诺。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I have never committed any crime...

我从来没犯过罪。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This is a man who has committed murder.

这是一个杀人犯。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There are unconfirmed reports he tried to commit suicide.

有未经证实的报道说他曾企图自杀。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They called on Western nations to commit more money to the poorest nations...

他们呼吁西方国家向极端贫困国家投入更多的钱。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The government had committed billions of pounds for a programme to reduce acid rain...

政府已经给一个旨在减少酸雨的方案拨了几十亿英镑。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I would advise people to think very carefully about committing themselves to working Sundays...

我建议大家慎重考虑一下答应周日工作的问题。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

We can commit transparent access of heterogeneous databases with federal database technology on DB 2 II.

在子数据源和综合数据库之间利用联邦数据库技术实现DB2到异构数据源的透明访问,支持从db2到异构数据源的读,写操作.

期刊摘选

If you're going to do this, then fully commit to it.

如果你打算这样做, 那么它完全承诺.

期刊摘选

Are you willing to commit yourself to practicing every day?

你愿意每天专心练习 吗 ?

期刊摘选

He just hummed and hahed, and finally refused to commit himself.

他只是嗯嗯呃呃, 最后还是拒绝表态.

期刊摘选

A thinking person must commit himself to working for peace.

一个有头脑的人必须致力于为和平而工作.

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