splinter
英 ['spl?nt?]
美 ['spl?nt?]
- n. 碎片；微小的東西；極瘦的人
- vi. 分裂；裂成碎片
- vt. 使分裂；使裂成碎片
- n. (Splinter)人名；(瑞典)斯普林特
助記提示
1. split => splint.
2. split => splinter.
中文詞源
splinter 碎片，裂片來自中古荷蘭語 splinter,碎片，裂片，詞源同 splint,鐵片，夾板，-er,名詞后綴。后用于指碎 片，碎木板，碎木條等。
英文詞源
- splinter (n.)
- early 14c., from Middle Dutch splinter, splenter "a splinter," related to splinte (see splint). The adjective (in splinter party, etc.) is first recorded 1935, from the noun.
- splinter (v.)
- 1580s (transitive), from splinter (n.). Figurative sense from c. 1600. Intransitive use from 1620s. Middle English had splinder (v.) "to shatter" (of a spear, etc.), mid-15c. Related: Splintered; splintering.
雙語例句
- 1. The mirror cracked but did not splinter.
- 鏡子裂了，但沒碎。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. A shell splinter embedded itself in the wall.
- 一塊彈片嵌進墻壁里.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. I got a splinter in my finger while I was sawing the wood.
- 我在鋸木頭時手指扎了一根刺.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. They disagreed with the party's decision, so they formed a splinter group.
- 他們不同意自己黨的決議, 于是組成了分裂出來的小派別.
來自辭典例句
- 5. An incision was made into his hand to take out the splinter.
- 他手上切開了一個口子以便取出那根刺.
來自辭典例句