overcome

vt. 克服；胜过

vi. 克服；得胜

中文词源

overcome 克服，战胜

over-,在上，超过，come,来到。原义为赶上，超过，引申词义克服，战胜。

overcome (v.): Old English ofercuman "to reach, overtake," also "to conquer, prevail over," from ofer (see over) + cuman "to come" (see come (v.)). A common Germanic compound (Middle Dutch overkomen, Old High German ubarqueman, German überkommen). In reference to mental or chemical force, "to overwhelm, render helpless," it is in late Old English. Meaning "to surmount" (a difficulty or obstacle) is from c. 1200. The Civil Rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" was put together c. 1950s from lyrics from Charles Tindley's spiritual "I'll Overcome Some Day" (1901), and melody from pre-Civil War spiritual "No More Auction Block for Me." Related: Overcame; overcoming.

1、over- + come.2、一种解释：来到上方、上面，也就是竞争结果处于优势、得胜后，才会处于上方的状态。3、另一种解释：越过一端来到另一端，也就是跨越障碍，来到胜利的彼岸。

1. Having identified the problem, the question arises of how to overcome it.: 发现问题后，如何克服它的问题又出现了。

3. With repeated applications of weedkiller, the weeds were overcome.: 经过反复施用除草剂，杂草得以彻底根除。

4. These difficulties have been overcome without detriment to performance.: 这些困难都已在不影响业绩的情况下得到了克服。