twig
英[tw?g]
美[tw?ɡ]
- vi. 理解
- vt. 理解
- n. 小枝；嫩枝；末梢
詞態變化
復數:?twigs;第三人稱單數:?twigs;過去式:?twigged;現在分詞:?twigging;
助記提示
1. from the Germanic base *twi- 'two', and so etymologically it presumably denotes a 'forked branch'.
2. tweak, twitch => twig.
3. 其實就是茅塞頓開的感覺。
中文詞源
twig 小枝，嫩枝
來自古英語 twig,細枝，小枝，來自 Proto-Germanic*twigga,叉子，分叉，來自 PIE*dwo,二， 詞源同 two.
英文詞源
- twig
- twig: English has two separate words twig. The older, ‘small branch’ [OE], which has relatives in German zweig and Dutch tijg, appears to have been formed from the Germanic base *twi- ‘two’, and so etymologically it presumably denotes a ‘forked branch’. The origins of twig ‘catch on, understand’ [18] are uncertain. It may be the same word as the contemporary but now defunct twig ‘pull’. This was presumably related to tweak [17] and twitch [12], which go back to a prehistoric Germanic base *twik-.
=> tweak, twitch, two - twig (n.)
- Old English twig "twig, branch, shoot, small tree," from Proto-Germanic *twigga "a fork" (cognates: Middle Dutch twijch, Dutch twijg, Old High German zwig, German Zweig "branch, twig"), from PIE *dwi-ko-, from *dwo- "two" (see two). Compare Old English twisel "fork, point of division."
雙語例句
- 1. He shifted his weight and a twig snapped.
- 他挪了一下身體的重心，一根樹枝咔嚓一聲斷了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. As the twig is bent so the tree is inclined.
- 從小偷針,長大偷金.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.
- 細枝突然折斷的刺耳聲把獾驚跑了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He broke off the twig with a snap.
- 他啪地一聲把那根樹枝折斷了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He heard the sharp crack of a twig.
- 他聽到樹枝清脆的斷裂聲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》