instil
verb (British English)(North American English instill)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they instil | |
| (North American English) present simple I / you / we / they instill | |
| he / she / it instils | |
| (North American English) he / she / it instills | |
| past simple instilled | |
| past participle instilled | |
| -ing form instilling |
to gradually put an idea or attitude into somebody's mind; to make somebody feel, think or behave in a particular way over a period of time 逐渐灌输，逐步培养（感受、思想或行为） - instil something (in/into somebody)
to instil confidence/discipline/fear into somebody 逐步使某人树立信心／守纪律／产生恐惧 - instil somebody with something
His father instilled him with a desire to fight injustice and corruption. 他的父亲向他灌输了与不公正和腐败作斗争的愿望。
Word Originlate Middle English (originally meaning to drop a substance into something as liquid drops): from Latin instillare, from in- ‘into’ + stillare ‘to drop’ (from stilla ‘a drop’).- instil something (in/into somebody)