receive(动词):收到;接到;接受(信息、礼物、来访者等);(正式)接待。常见含义以“收到/接受”为主,另有“接待”之意。
/ɹɪˈsiːv/
I received your email this morning.
我今天早上收到了你的邮件。
The company received hundreds of applications, but only a few candidates were invited to interview.
公司收到了数百份申请,但只有少数候选人被邀请参加面试。
来自中古法语 receivre,源于拉丁语 recipere(re- “回、再” + capere “拿、取”),原意有“拿回、收下、接纳”之意,逐渐发展出“收到信息/物品”“接受”“接待”等用法。