retain

• vt. 保管する；雇う；記憶する

再、後方、後方、-tain、保つ、語源的にはcontain、tenure。

retain (v.)

late 14c., "hold back, restrain;" c. 1400, "continue keeping, keep possession of," from Old French retenir "keep, retain; take into feudal service; hold back; remember" (12c.), from Latin retinere "hold back, keep back, detain, restrain," from re- "back" (see re-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Meaning "keep (another) attached to one's person, keep in service" is from mid-15c.; specifically of lawyers from 1540s. Meaning "keep in the mind" is from c. 1500. Related: Retained; retaining.

1. Daily facial exercises help her to retain the skin 's elasticity.

毎日顔の運動をすることで、肌の弾力性を保つことができます。

2.Disney will retain a 51 percent controlling interest in the venture.

ディズニーはこのプロジェクトの51%の持ち株権を保持します。

3.Vegetables should retain some firmness and should not be soggy and waterlogged.

野菜は一定の硬さを維持しなければならず、湿気で水に浸かってはならない。

4.He decided to retain him for the trial.

彼は出廷弁護士として招聘することにした。

5.He is likely to retain the England captaincy.

イングランド代表チームのキャプテンを続ける見込みだ。