【lie】在多语言下的意思、翻译、词源、用法、例句

英语(English)

发音(Pronunciation)

• IPA^(key): /laɪ̯/

• Audio (GA)

• Rhymes: -aɪ
• Homophones: lye, lai

词源1(Etymology 1)

From Middle English lien, liggen, from Old English liċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Cognate with West Frisian lizze, Dutch liggen, German liegen, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål ligge, Swedish ligga, Icelandic, Faroese and Norwegian Nynorsk liggja, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan); and with Latin lectus (“bed”), Irish luighe, Russian лежа́ть (ležátʹ), Albanian lag (“troop, band, encampment”).

As a noun for position, the noun has the same etymology above as the verb.

动词(Verb)

lie (third-person singular simple present lies, present participle lying, simple past lay, past participle lain or (obsolete) lien)

1. (intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

   The book lies on the table;  the snow lies on the roof;  he lies in his coffin

   • 1611, The Holy Bible,[…] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker,[…], OCLC 964384981, Psalms 68:13:

     Though ye haue lien among the pots, yet shall yee bee as the wings of a doue, couered with siluer, and her feathers with yellow gold.

   • 1660, [John] Dryden, Astraea Redux:

     The watchful traveller […] / Lay down again, and closed his weary eyes.

   • 1849, Henry David Thoreau, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

     Our uninquiring corpses lie more low / Than our life's curiosity doth go.

   • 1892, James Yoxall, chapter 5, in The Lonely Pyramid:

     The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them.

2. (intransitive) To be placed or situated.
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii:

     Hepaticology, outside the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, still lies deep in the shadow cast by that ultimate "closet taxonomist," Franz Stephani—a ghost whose shadow falls over us all.

   • 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:

     From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.

3. (intransitive, copulative) To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.

   to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hidden; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves

   The paper does not lie smooth on the wall.

4. Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
   • c. 1690, Of Envy:

     Envy lies between beings equal in nature, though unequal in circumstances.

   • 1693, [John Locke], “§2016”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill,[…], OCLC 1161614482:

     He that thinks that diversion may not lie in hard labour, forgets the early rising and hard riding of huntsmen.

5. Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible,[…] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker,[…], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 39:7:

     And it came to passe after these things, that his masters wife cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and shee said, Lie with me.

6. Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
7. (archaic) To lodge; to sleep.
   • 1632, John Evelyn, diary, entry 21 October 1632

     While I was now trifling at home, I saw London, […] where I lay one night only.

   • 1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, chapter 10, in The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans,[…], published 1850, OCLC 558196156:

     Mr. Quinion lay at our house that night.

8. To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
   • c. 1607–1608, William Shakeſpeare, The Late, And much admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre.[…]‎^[1], London: Imprinted at London for Henry Goſſon, […], published 1609, OCLC 78596089, [Act III, scene i]:

     The Wind is lowd, and will not lie till the Ship be cleard of the dead.

9. (law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
   • 1737, lies%20in%20this%20case%22&f=false Cart against Marsh (legal case)

     An appeal lies in this case from the ordinary to the arches.

动词变化形式(Conjugation)

用法注意(Usage notes)

The verb lie in this sense is sometimes used interchangeably with the verb lay in informal spoken settings. Additionally, the past tense and past participle can both become laid, instead of lay and lain respectively, in less formal settings. These usages are common in speech but rarely found (and proscribed) in edited writing or in more formal spoken situations.

衍生词(Derived terms)

关联词(Related terms)

• lay, a corresponding transitive version of this word
• lees
• lier

翻译(Translations)

名词(Noun)

lie (plural lies)

1. (golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
2. (disc golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown.
3. (medicine) The position of a fetus in the womb.
4. A manner of lying; relative position.
5. An animal's lair.

翻译(Translations)

词源2(Etymology 2)

From Middle English lien (“to lie, tell a falsehood”), from Old English lēogan (“to lie”), from Proto-West Germanic *leugan, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą (“to lie”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to lie, swear, bemoan”).

Cognate with West Frisian lige (“to lie”), Low German legen, lögen (“to lie”), Dutch liegen (“to lie”), German lügen (“to lie”), Norwegian ljuge/lyge (“to lie”), Danish lyve (“to lie”), Swedish ljuga (“to lie”), and more distantly with Bulgarian лъжа (lǎža, “to lie”), Russian лгать (lgatʹ, “to lie”), ложь (ložʹ, “falsehood”).

动词(Verb)

lie (third-person singular simple present lies, present participle lying, simple past and past participle lied)

1. (intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.

   When Pinocchio lies, his nose grows.

   If you are found to have lied in court, you could face a penalty.

   While a principle-based approach might claim that lying is always morally wrong, the casuist would argue that, depending upon the details of the case, lying might or might not be illegal or unethical. The casuist might conclude that a person is wrong to lie in legal testimony under oath, but might argue that lying actually is the best moral choice if the lie saves a life.^WP

2. (intransitive) To convey a false image or impression.

   Photographs often lie.

3. (intransitive, colloquial) To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.

   Sorry, I haven't seen your keys anywhere...wait, I lied! They're right there on the coffee table.

动词变化形式(Conjugation)

同义词(Synonyms)

• prevaricate

衍生词(Derived terms)

• belie
• liar
• lie along
• lie through one's teeth

翻译(Translations)

词源3(Etymology 3)

From Middle English lie, from Old English lyġe (“lie, falsehood”), from Proto-Germanic *lugiz (“lie, falsehood”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell lies, swear, complain”). Cognate with Old Saxon luggi (“a lie”), Old High German lugī, lugin (“a lie”) (German Lüge), Danish løgn (“a lie”), Bulgarian лъжа́ (lǎžá, “а lie”), Russian ложь (ložʹ, “а lie”).

名词(Noun)

lie (plural lies)

1. An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.

   I knew he was telling a lie by his facial expression.

2. A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth
3. Anything that misleads or disappoints.
   • 1835, Richard Chenevix Trench, the Story of Justin Martyr

     Wishing this lie of life was o'er.

   • 2007, Erik Wolpaw and Chet Faliszek, Portal:

     The cake is a lie.

同义词(Synonyms)

• See also Thesaurus:lie

反义词(Antonyms)

• truth

衍生词(Derived terms)

翻译(Translations)

查看更多(Further reading)

• lie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

变位词(Anagrams)

• %ile, -ile, Eli, Ile, Lei., ile, lei

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Finnish

发音(Pronunciation)

• IPA^(key): /ˈlie̯/, [ˈlie̞̯]
• IPA^(key): /ˈlie̯ˣ/, [ˈlie̞̯(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ie
• Syllabification: lie

动词(Verb)

lie

1. (colloquial) third-person singular potential present of olla

   Se on missä lie.

   It's somewhere. / I wonder where it is.

   Tai mitä lie ovatkaan

   Or whatever they are.

用法注意(Usage notes)

• This form is chiefly used in direct and indirect questions.

同义词(Synonyms)

• (3rd-pers. sg. potent. pres. of olla; standard) lienee

变位词(Anagrams)

• eli, lei

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French

词源(Etymology)

Probably from Transalpine Gaulish *liga (“silt, sediment”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie, to lay”).

名词(Noun)

lie f (plural lies)

1. lees, dregs (of wine, of society)

动词(Verb)

lie

1. inflection of lier:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative
   2. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. second-person singular imperative

查看更多(Further reading)

• “lie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

变位词(Anagrams)

• île

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Mandarin

罗马化(Romanization)

lie (Zhuyin ˙ㄌㄧㄝ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 咧

lie

1. Nonstandard spelling of liē.
2. Nonstandard spelling of lié.
3. Nonstandard spelling of liě.
4. Nonstandard spelling of liè.

用法注意(Usage notes)

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Old French

词源(Etymology)

From Medieval Latin lias (“lees, dregs”) (descent via winemaking common in monasteries), from Gaulish *ligyā, *legyā (“silt, sediment”) (compare Welsh llai, Old Breton leh (“deposit, silt”)), from Proto-Celtic *legyā (“layer”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

名词(Noun)

lie f (oblique plural lies, nominative singular lie, nominative plural lies)

1. dregs; mostly solid, undesirable leftovers of a drink

派生词(Descendants)

• → English: lees

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Old Irish

词源(Etymology)

From Proto-Celtic *līwanks (compare *līwos), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁w- (“stone”) (compare Ancient Greek λᾶας (lâas, “stone”), Albanian lerë (“boulder”)).

发音(Pronunciation)

• IPA^(key): /ˈl͈ʲi.e/

名词(Noun)

lie m (genitive lïac(c))

1. a stone
   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 4d15

     In Belzefuth: is béss didu ind lïacc benir il-béim friss, et intí do·thuit foir ɔ·boing a chnámi, intí fora tuit-som immurgu at·bail-side.

     The Beelzebub: it is the custom, then, of the stone that many blows are hit against it, and he who falls upon it breaks his bones; however, he whom it falls on perishes

变化形式(Declension)

Masculine k-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	lie	liic L	liic
Vocative	lie	liic L	lïaca
Accusative	liic N	liic L	lïaca
Genitive	lïac, lïacc	lïac, lïacc	lïacN, lïaccN
Dative	liic L	lïacaib	lïacaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

派生词(Descendants)

• → Breton: liac'h
• Middle Irish: lía
  • Irish: lia

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
lie also llie after a proclitic	lie pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

查看更多(Further reading)

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 lía”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Spanish

动词(Verb)

lie

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of liar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of liar.

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Swedish

词源(Etymology)

From Old Swedish līe, lē, from Old Norse lé, from Proto-Germanic *lewô, from Proto-Indo-European *leu- (“to cut”).

发音(Pronunciation)

• IPA^(key): /liːɛ/

名词(Noun)

lie c

1. scythe; an instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like.

变化形式(Declension)

Declension of lie
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lie	lien	liar	liarna
Genitive	lies	liens	liars	liarnas

关联词(Related terms)

• lieblad
• liehugg
• lieknagg
• lieknagge
• lieman
• lieorv
• lieskaft
• lietag

来源参考(References)

• lie in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)