add: [14] Etymologically, add means simply ‘put to’. Its source is Latin addere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and the stem -dere ‘put’ (which is related to English do). Its original meaning in English was simply ‘join one thing to another’; its specific mathematical use did not develop until the early 16th century. => do
add (v.)
late 14c., "to join or unite (something to something else)," from Latin addere "add to, join, attach, place upon," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + -dere comb. form meaning "to put, place," from dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). Meaning "to do sums, do addition" also is from late 14c. Related: Added; adding. To add up "make sense" is from 1942.
实用例句
1. Remove from the heat, add the parsley, toss and serve at once.
端离炉子，加上欧芹，颠起翻面后就立刻上桌。来自柯林斯例句
2. His comments are bound to add fuel to the debate.
他的话必将为争论推波助澜。来自柯林斯例句
3. Add a few drops to half a tumbler of water.
在半玻璃杯水里面加上几滴。来自柯林斯例句
4. Columns are usually intended in architecture to add grandeur and status.
圆柱在建筑中通常用来增添气势和显示地位。来自柯林斯例句
5. Add up all the income you've received over the period in question.
