flint
英[fl?nt]
美[fl?nt]
- n. 燧石；打火石；極硬的東西
- n. (Flint)人名；(德、英、俄、法、瑞典)弗林特
詞態變化
復數:?flints;
中文詞源
flint 火石，燧石
來自PIE*splei,撕開，分開，詞源同split, splinter. 指古代用來打火用的兩塊硬石片。類似詞義演變比較vagina, vanilla. 拼寫演變比較foam, spume.
英文詞源
- flint (n.)
- Old English flint "flint; a type of rock noted for hardness and for giving off sparks when struck," common Germanic (cognates Middle Dutch vlint, Old High German flins, Danish flint), from PIE *splind- "to split, cleave," from root *(s)plei- "to splice, split" (cognates: Greek plinthos "brick, tile," Old Irish slind "brick"), perhaps a variant of *spel- (1) "to split, break off." Transferred senses (hardness, etc.) were in Old English.
雙語例句
- 1. Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments.
- 燧石在壓力的作用下碎成了小塊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His eyes were as hard as flint.
- 他的眼神冷酷無情。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Houses in this part of the country are built of flint.
- 這個國家這一區的房子是用燧石建造的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The rock here was as hard as flint.
- 這里的巖石像燧石一樣堅硬.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He has a heart as hard as flint.
- 他有一副鐵石心腸.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》