| 词汇 | tin |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： O.E. tin, from P.Gmc. *tinom (cf. M.Du., Du. tin, O.H.G. zin, Ger. Zinn, O.N. tin), of unknown origin, not found outside Gmc. Tinny is first recorded 1552; used figuratively (of sounds, etc.) since 1877; tin-type in photography is from 1864. Tin ear "lack of musical discernment" is from 1909. Tin Lizzie "early Ford, especially a Model T," first recorded 1915. Tinfoil is attested from 1467; tinhorn "petty but flashy" is 1857, originally of low-class gamblers, from the tin cans they used for shaking dice. 词根记忆： n. 罐头;锡a.锡制的vt.镀锡于From the tiny tin pin, the spinner pinched off an inch.纺纱工从小锡别针上掐掉一英寸. |
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