strive: [13] Strive was borrowed from Old French estriver ‘quarrel, strive’. It is not certain where this came from, although it has been suggested that it was acquired from Old High German strīt ‘contention’, a relative of English stride. Strife [13] comes from the associated Old French noun estrif. => strife
strive (v.)
c. 1200, "quarrel, contend," from Old French estriver "to quarrel, dispute, resist, struggle, put up a fight, compete," from estrif, estrit "quarrel" (see strife). It became a strong verb (past tense strove) by rhyming association with drive, dive, etc. Meaning "try hard" is from early 14c. Related: Striving.
例文
1. We encourage all members to strive for the highest standards.
私たちはすべてのメンバーが最高基準を達成するために努力することを奨励します。
2.Don 't strive merely for quantity of production.
生産において単純に数量を追求してはならない。
3. Strive for the best,prepare for the worst.
最悪のシナリオを立てて、最善の結果を勝ち取る。
4.Mr Annan said the region must now strive for economic development as well as peace.
アナン氏は、この地域は今、経済発展と平和のために奮闘しなければならないと述べた。
5.You should always strive to achieve more,however well you have done before.これまでどんな輝かしい成果を上げても、努力して前進しなければならない。