1、ad- "to" + vert- + -ise + -ment.
2、字面含義:turn toward. => turn sb to sth. => take notice of, give notice to sth, call attention to goods for sale, rewards, etc.
英文詞源
advertisement (n.)
early 15c., "written statement calling attention to" something, "public notice" (of anything, but often of a sale); from Middle French avertissement, from stem of avertir (see advertise). Meaning "public notice" (usually paid), the main modern sense, emerged 1580s and was fully developed by 18c.
雙語例句
1. A. D. is the abbreviation for " advertisement " .
A. D. 是 advertisement 的縮寫.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. That would not be a good advertisement for Hungary's emerging democracy.
那并不能有效地體現匈牙利新興的民主意識。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The England team were a poor advertisement for European football tonight.
英格蘭隊今晚為歐洲足球做了一次糟糕的宣傳。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Miss Parrish recently placed an advertisement in the local news-paper.
帕里什小姐最近在本埠報紙上登了一則廣告。
來自柯林斯例句
5. They placed an advertisement in the local paper for a secretary.