engender
UK [ɪn'dʒen.dər] US [-dɚ] formal
verb transitive
■to make people have a particular feeling or make a situation start to exist 引起（某种感觉）；导致；产生•Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy.她的新作引起了很大争议。 •The minister's speech did not engender confidence in his judgment.部长的演讲并未使人们对他的判断产生信心。 |