(comport oneself)(formal)conduct oneself; behave (正式)举止,表现;为人 articulate students who comported themselves well in television interviews. 在电视访谈节目中能言善辩,表现甚佳的学生们。
[no obj.](comport with)(archaic)accord with; agree with (古)一致,适合,相称 they do all that nature and art can do to comport with his will. 他们竭尽所能按他的意愿去做。
语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'tolerate'): from Latin comportare, from com- 'together' + portare 'carry, bear'
comport2 [ˈkɒmpɔːt] noun
another term for compote (in sense 2) 同 compote (义项2)
语源
late 19th cent.: apparently an abbreviation of French comportier, variant of compotier 'dessert dish'