"bidding, command," Old English hæs "bidding, behest, command," from Proto-Germanic *hait-ti-, from *haitan "to call, name" (see hight (v.)). With -t added in Middle English on model of other pairings (compare wist/wesan).
实用例句
1. A low murmur from Hest produced a sudden impulse, and he fired.
听到希斯特发出低低的埋怨声, 他终于开火了.
来自辞典例句
2. The game did not hest up until the second half.
