wide: [OE] Wide is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German weit, Dutch wijd, and Swedish and Danish vid. All are descended from prehistoric Germanic *wīdaz, which may go back ultimately to the Indo-European base *wi- ‘apart, away’ (source also of Sanskrit vitarám ‘further’). Width was coined in the early 17th century, probably on the analogy of breadth.
wide (adj.)
Old English wid "vast, broad, long," also used of time, from Proto-Germanic *widaz (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian wid, Old Norse viðr, Dutch wijd, Old High German wit, German weit), perhaps from PIE *wi-ito-, from root *wi- "apart, away, in half."
Meaning "distended, expanded, spread apart" is from c. 1500; sense of "embracing many subjects" is from 1530s; meaning "missing the intended target" is from 1580s. As a second element in compounds (such as nationwide, worldwide) meaning "extending through the whole of," is is from late Old English. As an adverb, Old English wide. Wide open "unguarded, exposed to attack" (1915) originally was in boxing, etc. Wide awake (adj.) is first recorded 1818; figurative sense of "alert, knowing" is attested from 1833.
实用例句
1. There is a wide veranda under the overhang of the roof.
悬吊的屋顶下是一条宽阔的游廊。来自柯林斯例句
2. As pope he won wide support for his strict orthodoxy.
作为教皇他严守正统教义，赢得了广泛的支持。来自柯林斯例句
3. The wide road was blocked solid with traffic that moved along sluggishly.
宽阔的马路被缓慢前行的车辆堵得严严实实。来自柯林斯例句
4. Leo went on, his dark eyes wide with pity and concern.
利奥接着说下去，他的黑眼睛瞪得大大的，充满怜悯和关切。来自柯林斯例句
5. He is a cultured man with a wide circle of friends.
