early 15c., "to clear" (a space, etc.), from Old English hreddan "to save, free from, deliver, recover, rescue," from Proto-Germanic *hradjan. Sense evolution tended to merge with unrelated rid. Also possibly influenced by Old English rædan "to arrange," related to Old English geræde, source of ready (adj.).
A dialect word in Scotland and northern England, where it has had senses of "to fix" (boundaries), "to comb" (hair), "to separate" (combatants), "to settle" (a quarrel). The exception to the limited use is the meaning "to put in order, to make neat or trim" (1718), especially in redd up, which is in general use in England and the U.S. Use of the same phrase, in the same sense, in Pennsylvania Dutch may be from cognate Low German and Dutch redden, obviously connected historically to the English word, "but the origin and relationship of the forms is not clear" [OED].
双语例句
1. For now, most REDD projects are small - scale and based on traditional conservation.
目前, 大部分REDD项目规模较小,且基于传统保护模式.
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2. With global climate - change negotiations foundering, the prospects of raising cash for REDD that way look poor.
由于就全球气候变化的谈判破裂,通过这种方式来为REDD集资前景堪忧.
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3. But an ill - crafted REDD could be at the " junk end of the risk spectrum "
但是,粗制滥造的REDD可以处于 “ 风险级别的垃圾区 ”
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4. REDD's stress on performance should make it unlikely, and Indonesia's forestry is getting less mucky.
REDD计划对于绩效的强调应该会使这种情况不大可能出现, 而且印尼林业也不再像过去那么肮脏.
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5. The entire REDD regime need to encourage a better use of land without fire.
