• vt. 达到，实现；获得；到达
• vi. 达到；获得；到达
• n. 成就

前缀at-同ad-. -tain同词根tang, 接触，触摸，见tangent, 相切。进入法语字母g脱落。

attain

attain: [14] Unlike contain, maintain, obtain, and the rest of a very long list of English words ending in -tain, attain does not come from Latin tenēre ‘_hold’. Its source is Latin tangere ‘touch’ (as in English tangible and tangent). The addition of the prefix ad- ‘to’ produced attingere ‘reach’, which passed via Vulgar Latin *attangere and Old French ataindre into English.
=> tangent, tangible

attain (v.)

c. 1300, "to succeed in reaching," from ataign-, stem of Old French ataindre (11c., Modern French atteindre) "to come up to, reach, attain, endeavor, strive," from Vulgar Latin *attangere, corresponding to Latin attingere "to touch, to arrive at," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + tangere "to touch" (see tangent (adj.)). Latin attingere had a wide range of meanings, including "to attack, to strike, to appropriate, to manage," all somehow suggested by the literal sense "to touch." Related: Attained; attaining.

1. Top-ranking sumo wrestlers attain superstar status.

顶尖的相扑选手可获得超级明星的地位。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The cheetah can attain speeds of up to 97 kph.

猎豹的奔跑速度每小时可达97公里.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The day is not far off when China will attain prosperity.

中国的兴盛是可以计日程功的.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. Still greater efforts are needed before we can attain our goal.

我们必须百尺竿头,更进一步,才能达到目的.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. For us, it's something that we may aspire to but can never attain.

对我们来说, 那是可望而不可即的.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》