Old English forsacan "object to, oppose, refuse, deny; give up, renounce" (past tense forsoc, past participle forsacen), from for- "completely" + sacan "to struggle, dispute, wrangle; accuse, blame" (see sake). Related: Forsaking. Similar formation in Old Saxon farsakan, Dutch verzaken, Old High German farsahhan "deny, repudiate," Danish forsage "give up, refuse."
Forsake is chiefly applied to leaving that by which natural affection or a sense of duty should or might have led us to remain: as, to forsake one's home, friends, country, or cause; a bird forsakes its nest. In the passive it often means left desolate, forlorn. [Century Dictionary]
中文解释
1. forsake: away for the sake of ...2. keepsake: keep for the sake of the giver.3. namesake: 最初含义是：以什么什么的名义。
实用例句
1. At 53 he has no plans to forsake the hills.
53岁的他还没有打算离开这些山丘。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I still love him and I would never forsake him.
我仍然爱着他，我永远不会离他而去。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He had made it clear to his wife that he would never forsake her.
他明确地向妻子说，永远不离开她。
来自《权威词典》
4. To forsake good for the sake of gold is not for me.
我不干这种见利忘义的事.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. She pleaded with her husband not to forsake her.
