complete: [14] Complete first reached English as an adjective, either via Old French complet or direct from Latin complētus. This was the past participle of complēre ‘fill up, finish’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com- and plēre ‘fill’, a word related to Latin plēnus ‘full’ (whence plenary, plenitude, plenty, etc) and indeed to English full.
The verb complēre itself came into Old French as the now obsolete complir (complete as a verb is a later formation from the adjective), and was prefixed with a- to produce accomplir. From its stem accompliss- English got accomplish [14]. => accomplish, compliment, comply, expletive, plenary, plenty
complete (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French complet "full," or directly from Latin completus, past participle of complere "to fill up, complete the number of (a legion, etc.)," transferred to "to fill, to fulfill, to finish (a task)," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + plere "to fill" (see pleio-).
complete (v.)
late 14c.; see complete (adj.). Related: Completed; completing.
双语例句
1. It'll be two years before the process is complete.
这个过程需要两年才能完成。
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2. Michael was given a complete going-over and then treated for glandular fever.
迈克尔接受了全面体检，随后又进行了腺热治疗。
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3. Telling a complete stranger about your life is difficult.
要对一个素昧平生的人谈自己的生活经历是比较困难。
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4. The boy's room is a complete contrast to the guest room.
这个男孩的房间和客房截然不同。
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5. His six-year transition programme has by no means been a complete failure.
