medal

英 ['med(?)l] 美['m?dl]

GRECET4TEM4IELTS考研CET6中頻詞常用詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?medals;第三人稱單數(shù):?medals;過去式:?medaled;過去分詞:?medaled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?medaling;

medal 獎(jiǎng)牌

來自拉丁語metallum,金屬，金屬制品，詞源同metal.原義為小金屬制品或金銀裝飾品，后用于指獎(jiǎng)牌。

medal: medal: see metal
medal (v.): 1845, "stamped onto a medal," from medal (n.). From 1857 as "to award (someone or something) a medal;" intransitive sense is 20c. Related: Medaled; medalled; medaling; medalling.
medal (n.): 1580s, from Middle French médaille (15c.), from Italian medaglia "a medal," according to OED from Vulgar Latin *metallea (moneta) "metal (coin)," from Latin metallum (see metal). The other theory [Klein, Barnhart, Watkins] is that medaglia originally meant "coin worth half a denarius," and is from Vulgar Latin *medalia, from Late Latin medialia "little halves," neuter plural of medialis "of the middle" (see medial (adj.)). Originally a trinket or charm; as a reward for merit, proficiency, etc., attested from 1751.

1. It was an unbelievable moment when Chris won the gold medal.: 克里斯贏得金牌的那一刻令人不可思議。

2. The United States will be at the top of the medal table.: 美國將在獎(jiǎng)牌榜上位列第一。

4. An Olympic gold medal is the most sought-after prize in world sport.: 在世界體壇上，一枚奧運(yùn)會(huì)金牌是最令人向往的獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。

5. For his dedication the Mayor awarded him a medal of merit.: 為表彰他的奉獻(xiàn)精神，市長授予他榮譽(yù)獎(jiǎng)?wù)隆?/dd>
來自柯林斯例句