• vt. 達(dá)到，實現(xiàn)；獲得；到達(dá)
• vi. 達(dá)到；獲得；到達(dá)
• n. 成就

前綴at-同ad-. -tain同詞根tang, 接觸，觸摸，見tangent, 相切。進(jìn)入法語字母g脫落。

attain

attain: [14] Unlike contain, maintain, obtain, and the rest of a very long list of English words ending in -tain, attain does not come from Latin tenēre ‘_hold’. Its source is Latin tangere ‘touch’ (as in English tangible and tangent). The addition of the prefix ad- ‘to’ produced attingere ‘reach’, which passed via Vulgar Latin *attangere and Old French ataindre into English.
=> tangent, tangible

attain (v.)

c. 1300, "to succeed in reaching," from ataign-, stem of Old French ataindre (11c., Modern French atteindre) "to come up to, reach, attain, endeavor, strive," from Vulgar Latin *attangere, corresponding to Latin attingere "to touch, to arrive at," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + tangere "to touch" (see tangent (adj.)). Latin attingere had a wide range of meanings, including "to attack, to strike, to appropriate, to manage," all somehow suggested by the literal sense "to touch." Related: Attained; attaining.

1. Top-ranking sumo wrestlers attain superstar status.

頂尖的相撲選手可獲得超級明星的地位。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The cheetah can attain speeds of up to 97 kph.

獵豹的奔跑速度每小時可達(dá)97公里.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The day is not far off when China will attain prosperity.

中國的興盛是可以計日程功的.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. Still greater efforts are needed before we can attain our goal.

我們必須百尺竿頭,更進(jìn)一步,才能達(dá)到目的.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. For us, it's something that we may aspire to but can never attain.

對我們來說, 那是可望而不可即的.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》