invest

英 [ɪn'vest] 美[ɪn'vɛst]

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第三人称单数: invests;过去式: invested;过去分词: invested;现在分词: investing;

invest 投资，投入

in-,进入，使，-vest,衣服，词源同wear,vest.来自衣服的象征意义，特别是来自1610年大英帝国东印度公司，即使钱换一种形式，给钱改头换面，让投入的钱产生利润，通过购买股份的方式参与东印度公司的投资。

invest: invest: [16] The etymological notion underlying invest is of ‘putting on clothes’. It comes via Old French investir from Latin investīre, a compound verb formed from the prefix in- and vestis ‘clothes’ (source of English vest, vestment, travesty, etc). It retained that original literal sense ‘clothe’ in English for several centuries, but now it survives only in its metaphorical descendant ‘instal in an office’ (as originally performed by clothing in special garments).

Its financial sense, first recorded in English in the early 17th century, is thought to have originated in Italian investire from the idea of dressing one’s capital up in different clothes by putting it into a particular business, stock, etc.
=> travesty, vest, vestment
invest (v.): late 14c., "to clothe in the official robes of an office," from Latin investire "to clothe in, cover, surround," from in "in, into" (see in- (2)) + vestire "to dress, clothe" (see wear (v.)). The meaning "use money to produce profit" first attested 1610s in connection with the East Indies trade, and is probably a borrowing of Italian investire (13c.) from the same Latin root, via the notion of giving one's capital a new form. The military meaning "to besiege" is from c. 1600. Related: Invested; investing.

1. They would have to offer cast-iron guarantees to invest in long-term projects.: 他们需提供绝对可靠的担保，才能投资长期项目。

2. Business is booming and foreigners are scrambling to invest.: 商业繁荣，外国人争相投资。

4. He urged US executives to invest billions of dollars in his country.: 他力劝美国公司的高管们向他的国家投资数十亿美元。

5. To get the most out of your money, you have to invest.: 要想把钱的收益最大化，就必须投资。