• vt. 乞讨；恳求；回避正题
• vi. 乞讨；请求
• n. (Beg)人名；(德、塞、巴基)贝格

词源不确定，俗词源认为来自于bag, 背包流浪乞讨的。

beg

beg: [OE] Beg first turns up in immediately recognizable form in the 13th century, as beggen, but it seems likely that it goes back ultimately to an Old English verb bedecian ‘beg’. This came from the Germanic base *beth-, from which English also gets bid.
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beg (v.)

c. 1200, perhaps from Old English bedecian "to beg," from Proto-Germanic *beth-; or possibly from Anglo-French begger, from Old French begart (see beggar). The Old English word for "beg" was w?dlian, from w?dl "poverty." Of trained dogs, 1816.

As a courteous mode of asking (beg pardon, etc.), first attested c. 1600. To beg the question translates Latin petitio principii, and means "to assume something that hasn't been proven as a basis of one's argument," thus "asking" one's opponent to give something unearned, though more of the nature of taking it for granted without warrant.

1. We beg the Government on bended knees not to cut this budget.

我们恳求政府不要削减这项预算。

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2. I was impolite and I do beg your pardon.

我失礼了，真对不起。

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3. I beg your pardon, pray continue.

抱歉，请继续。

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4. "I beg your pardon?" she giggled.

“您可以重复一遍吗？”她咯咯地笑着说。

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5. Cross decided to beg and wheedle a bit.

克罗斯决定用上点乞求和哄骗。

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