词汇 | hub |
词根词缀 | 词源: 1511, perhaps from hubbe, originally "lump," the source of hob of a fireplace and hobnail, as in boots. A wheelwright's word, not generally known or used until c.1828; it reached wider currency in connection with bicycles. Meaning "center of interest or activity or importance" first recorded 1858 in writings of Oliver W. Holmes."Boston State-House is the hub of the solar system." [O.W. Holmes, "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table"]Hub cap first recorded 1913. |
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