Subscribe

[səb'skraɪb]

vi. 认购;赞成;签署

Subscribe = sub-(下)+ -scrib-(写,词源同scribe,script)+ -e(动词词尾),即在合同下签字,引申为“签署、认购、赞成”。

Subscribe作不及物动词时,常见用法有subscribe to sth定期订阅/捐款、同意赞成,subscribe for sth申购(股份)、预订,比如subscribe to this newspaper(订阅这份报纸)、subscribed to the view赞同该观点、subscribe for shares/bonds认购股票/公债

我们来看2个例句:

A lot of people now subscribe to these theories.

现在许多人都赞同这些理论。

Employees subscribed for far more shares than were available.

雇员们申购了远比现有数额还多的股份。