tine
畅通词汇
英 [taɪn]
美[taɪn]
释义
n. 齿；尖头
vt. （英）丢失；浪费
vi. 被丢失；遭难
n. (Tine)人名；(德、意)蒂内
词态变化
复数: tines;
中文词源
tine 尖叉，尖齿，叉头来自古英语 tind,尖齿，尖刺，来自 Proto-Germanic*tindaz,尖齿，来自 PIE*edont,牙齿，来自 PIE*ed,吃，词源同 edible,tooth.引申诸相关词义。
英文词源
- 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).
英英释意
- 1. prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
