| 词汇 | chicken |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： O.E. cycen "young fowl," which in M.E. came to mean "young chicken," then any chicken, from W.Gmc. *kiukinam, from base *keuk- (possibly root of cock, of echoic origin) + dim. suffix. Sense of "cowardly" is at least as old as 14c.; the v. meaning "to back down or fail through cowardice" is from 1943, U.S. slang; as a game of danger to test courage, it is first recorded 1953. Chicken hawk "public person who advocates war but who declined significant opportunity to serve in uniform during wartime" is attested from at least 1988, Amer.Eng. Chicken feed "paltry sum of money" is from 1904. Chickweed (c.1440) was in O.E. cicene mete "chicken food." 词根记忆： n. 鸡肉;鸡,小鸡,小鸟The thin sick chicken picks the thick sticky stick quickly.瘦病鸡快速地啄粘乎乎的粗棍. n. 小鸡(chick小鸡)[-en③表名词,"人或物"②表形容词,"由…制成",通常加在名词后面①表动词,"变成"] 词根词缀： chicken chicken n 小鸡(chick小鸡) -en (1) 表动词,”变成” shorten v 缩短(short短) darken v 变黑(dark黑) sharpen v 削尖(sharp尖) straiten v 使狭窄(straot海峡,困难) hasten v 促进(haste匆忙) dampen v 使潮湿,使沮丧(damp潮湿) hearthen v 鼓励(heart心) broaden v 加宽(broad宽) sweeten v 变甜(sweet甜) (2) 表形容词,”由…制成”,通常加在名词后面 wooden a 木制的(wood木头) woolen a 羊毛制的(wool羊毛) golden a 金(色) 的(gold金子) waxen a 蜡制的(wax蜡) oaken a 橡木制的(oak橡树) (3) 表名词,”人或物” warden n 看守人(ward守卫,保卫) vixen n 泼妇(vix雌狐) citizen n 公民(city城市) heathen n 异教徒(heath荒野,灌木丛) maiden n 少女(maid少女) chicken n 小鸡(chick小鸡) kitten n 小猫(kit=cat猫) |
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