forsake (past forsook ; past participle forsaken )
[with obj.](chiefly poetic/literary)abandon (someone or something) (主诗/文)抛弃,遗弃(人,物) he would never forsake Tara. 他永远不会抛弃塔拉。 ■renounce or give up (something valued or pleasant) 拒绝;放弃(有价值或愉快的事) I won't forsake my vegetarian principles. 我不会放弃素食原则。
派生 forsakenness noun forsaker noun 语源
Old English forsacan 'renounce, refuse', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch verzaken, and ultimately to for- and sake