stunt
英[st?nt]
美[st?nt]
- n. 噱頭，手腕；絕技
- vt. 阻礙…的正常生長或發展
- vi. 表演特技；作驚人表演
- n. (Stunt)人名；(英)斯坦特
詞態變化
復數:?stunts;第三人稱單數:?stunts;過去式:?stunted;過去分詞:?stunted;現在分詞:?stunting;
助記提示
1. stun => stuned => stunt (很像不規則的過去分詞).
2. 諧音“死擋他”。
中文詞源
stunt 阻礙，遏制，發育不良
來自中古英語 stunt,矮的，發育不良的，來自古英語 stunt,愚笨的，來自 Proto-Germanic*stuntaz, 短的，矮小的，愚笨的，詞源同 stint.
英文詞源
- stunt (v.)
- "check in growth, dwarf," 1650s, from verb uses of Middle English adjective stunnt "foolish," from Old English stunt "short-witted, foolish" (as in stuntspr?c "foolish talk"), from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz (source of Old Norse stuttr "short"). Related: Stunted; stunting.
- stunt (n.)
- "feat to attract attention," 1878, American English college sports slang, of uncertain origin. Speculated to be a variant of colloquial stump "dare, challenge" (1871), or of German stunde, literally "hour." The movie stunt man is attested from 1930.
雙語例句
- 1. It was all a publicity stunt.
- 這完全是個宣傳噱頭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Everyone saw the stunt you pulled on me.
- 大家都看見了你對我耍的花招。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Lack of water will stunt the plant's growth.
- 缺水會妨礙植物生長。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. Lack of the right food may stunt growth.
- 缺乏適當的食物會阻礙發育.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Her latest disappearing act may be no more than a stunt, or a smart career move.
- 她最近玩消失也許只是一個噱頭，或是其職業生涯上的一著妙棋。
來自柯林斯例句