tine
英[ta?n]
美[ta?n]
- n. 齒；尖頭
- vt. （英）丟失；浪費(fèi)
- vi. 被丟失；遭難
- n. (Tine)人名；(德、意)蒂內(nèi)
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?tines;
中文詞源
tine 尖叉，尖齒，叉頭
來自古英語 tind,尖齒，尖刺，來自 Proto-Germanic*tindaz,尖齒，來自 PIE*edont,牙齒，來自 PIE*ed,吃，詞源同 edible,tooth.引申諸相關(guān)詞義。
英文詞源
- tine (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old English tind "spike, beak, prong, tooth of a fork," a general Germanic word (compare Old High German zint "sharp point, spike," Old Norse tindr "tine, point, top, summit," German Zinne "pinnacle"), of unknown origin (see zinc).