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Pronunciation / Transliteration: guànshū
"老师试图在学生心中灌输对阅读的热爱。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To gradually but firmly establish an idea or attitude in a person's mind.
"The teacher aimed to instill a love of reading in her students." - 2
To introduce a quality or value into someone or something.
"Parents often instill good manners in their children from a young age."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'instillare', formed from 'in-' (into) and 'stillare' (to drop, from 'stilla' meaning a drop). Entering English in the late 16th century, it originally meant to pour in drop by drop literally, before shifting metaphorically to the gradual imparting of ideas, feelings, or moral values.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Instill" is said worldwide
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Instiller
Transliteration: ɛ̃s.ti.le
"Le professeur a essayé d'instiller l'amour de la lecture chez ses élèves."
Einflößen
Transliteration: ˈaɪnˌfløːsən
"Die Eltern versuchen, ihren Kindern gute Manieren einflößen."
Instillare
Transliteration: in.stilˈla.re
"L'insegnante ha cercato di instillare l'amore per la lettura nei suoi studenti."
Instilar
Transliteration: ins.ti.lar
"Los padres a menudo instilan buenos modales en sus hijos desde pequeños."
Instilar
Transliteration: ins.ti.lar
"Os pais costumam instilar bons modos em seus filhos desde pequenos."
अवशिष्ट करना
Transliteration: avashiṣṭ karna
"अध्यापक ने अपने छात्रों में पढ़ने का प्रेम अवशिष्ट करने की कोशिश की।"
灌输
Transliteration: guànshū
"老师试图在学生心中灌输对阅读的热爱。"
주입하다
Transliteration: juip-hada
"교사는 학생들에게 독서에 대한 사랑을 주입하려고 했다."
注入する
Transliteration: ちゅうにゅうする
"教師は生徒に読書の愛を注入しようとした。"
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