cage
英[ke?d?]
美[ked?]
- n. 籠，獸籠；牢房，監獄
- vt. 把…關進籠子；把…囚禁起來
- n. (Cage)人名；(法)卡熱；(英)凱奇
詞態變化
復數:?cages;第三人稱單數:?cages;過去式:?caged;過去分詞:?caged;現在分詞:?caging;形容詞:?caged;
中文詞源
cage 籠子
詞源同cave，洞穴。即關東西的地方。
英文詞源
- cage
- cage: [13] English acquired cage via Old French cage from Latin cavea, which meant ‘enclosure for animals, such as a coop, hive, or stall’, and also ‘dungeon’. This is usually referred to Latin cavus ‘hollow’, from which English gets cave and cavern, although not all etymologists agree with this derivation. A Vulgar Latin derivative of cavea, *caveola, was the ancestor of English gaol, and cavea has also been postulated as the ultimate source of cabinet.
=> cabinet, cave, decoy, gaol, jail - cage (n.)
- early 13c., from Old French cage "cage, prison; retreat, hideout" (12c.), from Latin cavea "hollow place, enclosure for animals, coop, hive, stall, dungeon, spectators' seats in the theater" (source also of Italian gabbia "basket for fowls, coop;" see cave (n.)).
- cage (v.)
- 1570s, from cage (n.). Related: Caged; caging.
雙語例句
- 1. He opened up a cage and lifted out a 6ft python.
- 他打開籠子，拎出一條6英尺長的蟒蛇。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Cage changed his name to deflect accusations of nepotism.
- 凱奇改了名字以避免別人指責他搞裙帶關系。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. If he's trying to rattle your cage, it's working.
- 如果他存心要讓你不得安寧的話，那他是得逞了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. wire mesh over the door of the cage
- 罩在籠子門上的鐵絲網
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. The tiger in the cage gave a thrilling cry.
- 籠子里的老虎發出了令人毛骨悚然的吼聲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》