hale

adj. 矍铄的（尤指老人）；强壮的

adv. 完全地

vt. 迫使；猛拉

vi. 不断流出

n. (Hale)人名；(英)黑尔；(德、瑞典、芬)哈勒

中文词源

hale 健康的，健朗的

来自古英语hal,健康的，词源同hail,health.

hale 强拉硬拖

词源同haul.

hale: hale: see whole
hale (adj.): "in good health, robust," Old English hal "healthy, sound, safe; entire; uninjured; genuine, straightforward" (see health). The Scottish and northern English form of whole and with a more etymological spelling. It later acquired a literary sense of "free from infirmity" (1734), especially in reference to the aged. Related: Haleness.
hale (v.): c. 1200, "drag, pull," in Middle English used of arrows, bowstrings, reins, swords, anchors, etc., from Old French haler "to pull, haul, tow, tug" (12c.), from Frankish *halon or Old Dutch halen or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *halon "to call," from PIE *kele- (2) "to shout" (see claim (v.)). Figurative sense of "to draw (someone) from one condition to another" is late 14c. Related: Haled; haling.

1. heal, health => hale, whole.2. whole <===> hale.3. haul => hale.

3. She is remarkable and I'dlike to see her remain hale and hearty for years yet.: 她身体状况非常好，我希望她身子骨能一直这么硬朗。

4. Nathan Hale looked around as a British soldier put the rope around his neck.: 当一个英国士兵把绳子套在他的脖子上的时候,内森·黑尔向四周看了看.

5. " Why , I was just over there this afternoon -- Mrs. Hale and I.: “ 我今天下午刚去那里看了回来 -- 海尔太太和我一起去的.