be.stead

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
be.stead.ed 或 be.stead be.stead.ing,be.steads
To be of service to; aid.
對(duì)…有幫助；幫助
To be of use to; avail.
對(duì)…有用；有益
adj.（形容詞）
Having been placed; located.
處于…境地；位于

來(lái)源：
Probably be-
可能為 be-
stead [to help]
stead[幫助]
Adj., from Middle English bistad [placed]
形容詞，源自 中古英語(yǔ) bistad [放置]
bi- [be-]
bi- [前綴，表.全面地，徹底地.]
-stad ultimately from Old Norse staddr [placed] [past participle of] stedhja [to stop] from stadhr [place] * see st3-
-stad 最終源自 古斯堪的納維亞語(yǔ) staddr [放置] [] stedhja的過去分詞 [停止] 源自 stadhr [地方] *參見 st3-