動(dòng)詞 redound:

1. be excessive in quantity
2. be deflected
3. be added
4. have an effect for good or ill

1. Our efforts will redound to the general good.
   我們的努力將增進(jìn)大眾的利益。
2. Your practical jokes will redound on you/your own head one day.
   你那些惡作劇總有一天會(huì)使你自食其果。
3. This course of action will redound to our advantage.
   這種做法對(duì)我們很有好處。
4. Her hard work redounds to her credit/to the honour of the school.
   她工作努力從而提高了自己的聲譽(yù)[為學(xué)校增添了榮譽(yù)]。

re.dound

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
re.dound.ed,re.dound.ing,re.dounds
To have an effect or consequence:
產(chǎn)生影響，形成結(jié)果：
例句：
deeds that redound to one`s discredit.
損害個(gè)人信譽(yù)的行為

To return; recoil:
返回；回報(bào)：
例句：
Glory redounds upon the brave.
榮譽(yù)是給勇者的回報(bào)

To contribute; accrue.
促成；累加

來(lái)源：
Middle English redounden [to abound]
中古英語(yǔ) redounden [富有]
from Old French redonder
源自 古法語(yǔ) redonder
from Latin redund3re [to overflow] * see redundant
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) redund3re [溢出] *參見(jiàn) redundant