ready: [12] Ready is a derivative of Old English rǣde ‘ready’, which went back to a prehistoric Germanic *raithjō ‘arranged’, hence ‘prepared’. This also produced German bereit ‘ready’, Dutch gereed ‘ready’, and Swedish reda ‘ready’, and it lies behind the second syllable of curry ‘groom a horse’.
ready (adj.)
Old English ræde, geræde "prepared, ready," of a horse, "ready for riding," from Proto-Germanic *garaidijaz "arranged" (cognates: Old Frisian rede "ready," Middle Dutch gereit, Old High German reiti, Middle High German bereite, German bereit, Old Norse greiðr "ready, plain," Gothic garaiþs "ordered, arranged"), from PIE root *reidh- "to ride" (see ride (v.)). Lengthened in Middle English by change of ending. Ready-made first attested early 15c.; ready-to-wear is from 1890.
ready (v.)
early 13c., "to administer;" c. 1300, "to take aim;" mid-14c., "to prepare, make ready," from ready (adj.). Related: Readied; readying.
实用例句
1. Fraud squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce.
反诈骗小组的警员们已在电话上安装了窃听器，并随时准备突击。
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2. Tamsin materialized at her side, notebook at the ready.
塔姆辛从她身旁冒了出来，且备好了笔记本。
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3. Catherine was ready to explode. "I think you're contemptible!"
凯瑟琳气得快要炸了。“我觉得你真是可鄙！”
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4. I cleaned myself up a bit, and got the baby ready.
我拾掇了一下自己，把宝宝也收拾妥当。
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5. The enemy must be digging themselves in now ready for the attack.
