粵

得dak1以ji5

dak1 ji5dé yǐ

English

  1. able to
  2. so that sb can
  3. enabling
  4. in order to
  5. finally in a position to
  6. with sth in view
  7. to cause or affect someone or something to be able to carry out a certain act or enter a certain state

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 使到;令某個人或者某樣嘢可以做某個動作或者處於某個狀態

Examples

  • 我記得以前見到你。

    I remember meeting you before.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我記得以前讀過這本小說。

    I remember having read that novel before.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 因為一份獎學金,Tom得以上大學。

    Tom was able to go to college thanks to a scholarship.

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 这本书里错误多得以至于老师把它叫作“醉鬼版”。

    There are so many mistakes in this book that the teacher has dubbed it "The Drunkard's Edition".

    Tatoeba · FeuDRenais CC BY

  • 勇气是非常重要的。比如肌肉,经常使用才得以加强。

    Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

    Tatoeba · pig8322 CC BY

  • 多亏了他的推荐,我得以在东京的一所大学里担任老师。

    It was all thanks to his recommendation that I was able to become a teacher at a college in Tokyo.

    Tatoeba · jacintoo CC BY

  • 全靠大家同心合力,大家先至得以贏到呢場比賽。

    Thanks to everyone's concerted efforts, we were able to win this competition.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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