词汇 | lake |
词根词缀 | 词源: 1. lake (1) "body of water," c.1200, from O.Fr. lack, from L. lacus "pond, lake," also "basin, tank," related to lacuna "hole, pit," from PIE *lak- (cf. Gk. lakkos "pit, tank, pond," O.C.S. loky "pool, puddle, cistern," O.Ir. loch "lake, pond"). The common notion is "basin." There was a Gmc. form of the word, which yielded cognate O.N. lögr "sea flood, water," O.E. lacu "stream," lagu "sea flood, water," leccan "to moisten" (see leak). The N.Amer. Great Lakes so called from 1660s. Laker "boat made for sailing on the Great Lakes" is from 1887. 2. lake (2) "deep red coloring matter," 1616, from Fr. laque (see lac), from which it was obtained. 词根记忆: n. 湖泊,湖水The wakened cake baker awakes to that he has to brake by the lake.被唤醒的蛋糕师傅醒悟到他必须在湖边刹车. |
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