win: [OE] Win probably goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base *van- ‘overcome, conquer’, which also produced Sanskrit van- ‘gain, acquire’. Its Germanic relatives include German gewinnen ‘gain’ and Swedish vinna ‘win’.
win (v.)
"be victorious," c. 1300 fusion of Old English winnan "to labor, toil, struggle for, work at, strive, fight," and gewinnan "to gain or succeed by struggling, conquer, obtain," both from Proto-Germanic *winn(w)an "to seek to gain" (cognates: Old Saxon winnan, Old Norse vinna, Old Frisian winna, Dutch winnen "to gain, win," Danish vinde "to win," Old High German winnan "to strive, struggle, fight," German gewinnen "to gain, win," Gothic gawinnen "to suffer, toil"), from PIE *wen- (1) "desire, strive for" (source of wish; see Venus).
Related: Won; winning. Meaning "gain the affection or esteem of" is from c. 1600. Breadwinner preserves the sense of "toil" in Old English winnan. Phrase you can't win them all (1954) first attested in Raymond Chandler. Winningest is attested by 1804.
win (n.)
Old English winn "labor, toil; strife, conflict; profit, gain," from the source of win (v.). Modern sense of "a victory in a game or contest" is first attested 1862, from the verb.
实用例句
1. Some battles you win, some battles you lose.
胜败乃兵家常事。
来自美剧《生活大爆炸》
2. It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.
虽然这是一场艰苦的斗争，但我相信我们会取得胜利。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The military government has been unable to win popular support.
军政府一直未能赢得广泛的支持。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Australia's rugby union side enjoyed a record-breaking win over France.
澳大利亚的英式橄榄球联盟队创纪录地赢了法国队。
来自柯林斯例句
5. A reformed party would have to win the approval of the people.
