rehearse: [13] To rehearse something is etymologically to ‘rake it over’. The word comes from Old French rehercer ‘repeat’, a compound verb based on hercer ‘harrow’. This was a derivative of the noun herce ‘large agricultural rake’, from which English gets hearse. At first in English too rehearse meant simply ‘say over again, repeat, recite’; not until the late 16th century did the modern theatrical meaning begin to emerge. => hearse
rehearse (v.)
c. 1300, "to give an account of," from Anglo-French rehearser, Old French rehercier (12c.) "to go over again, repeat," literally "to rake over, turn over" (soil, ground), from re- "again" (see re-) + hercier "to drag, trail (on the ground), be dragged along the ground; rake, harrow (land); rip, tear, wound; repeat, rehearse;" from herse "a harrow" (see hearse (n.)). Meaning "to say over again, repeat what has already been said or written" is from mid-14c. in English; sense of "practice a play, part, etc." is from 1570s. Related: Rehearsed; rehearsing.
rehearse 双语例句
1. We encouraged them to rehearse what they were going to say.
我们鼓励他们默述一下他们要说的内容。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Rehearse and role-play the interview with a friend beforehand.
事先和朋友通过角色扮演排练一下面试。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Anticipate any tough questions and rehearse your answers.
预先考虑可能遇到的各种棘手问题，并且自己练习回答。
来自柯林斯例句
4. We were given only two weeks to rehearse.
只给了我们两个星期排练。
来自《权威词典》
5. I was tempted to stay and hear this superb orchestra rehearse.