halter
英 ['h??lt?]
美['h?lt?]
- n. 韁繩；絞索
- vt. 給…套上韁繩；束縛
- n. (Halter)人名；(德、羅)哈爾特；(法)阿爾泰；(英)霍爾特
TEM8暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?halters;
助記提示
1. "that by which something is held".
2. hold => halt => halter.
2. hold => halt => halter.
中文詞源
halter 馬的籠頭，女式露背裝的繞頸系帶
來自古英語haelftre,牽馬繩，馬籠頭，來自PIE*kelp,握住，抓住，詞源同helm,helve.引申詞義女式露背裝的繞頸系帶。
英文詞源
- halter (n.)
- Old English h?lfter "rope for leading a horse," from Proto-Germanic *halftra- "that by which something is held" (cognates: Old Saxon haliftra "halter," Old High German halftra, Middle Dutch halfter), from suffixed form of PIE *kelp- "to hold, grasp" (see helve). Also "hangman's noose" (mid-15c.). In women's clothing sense, originally "strap attached to the top of a backless bodice and looped around the neck," 1935, later extended to the tops themselves.
雙語例句
- 1. She was dressed in a halter top and shorts.
- 她穿著三角背心和短褲。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. We must lead an ox by the halter.
- 牽牛要牽牛鼻子.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. Name not a halter in his house that hanged himself.
- (諺語)房里有人吊死,千萬別提繩子.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Two colored boys walk by , leading a mule by the halter.
- 兩個黑人小伙子牽著一頭驢子走過.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The groom unsnaps the halter.
- 馬夫把韁繩解開.
來自辭典例句