| 词汇 | pit |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1. pit (1) "hole," O.E. pytt "water hole, pit," from W.Gmc. *puttjaz "pool, puddle" (cf. O.E. putti, O.N. pyttr, Du. put, Ger. Pfütze), early borrowing from L. puteus "well, pit, shaft." Meaning "abode of evil spirits, hell" is attested from early 13c. The verb meaning "set against, oppose," is first recorded 1760, from the pit (1560s) where cock fights and dog fights were held (cf. Pit-bull terrier first recorded 1945). This is also the notion behind the meaning "the part of a theater on the floor of the house" (1640s). Pit of the stomach (1650s) is from the slight depression there between the ribs. Pits "the worst," first attested 1953, U.S. slang, said to be a shortened form of armpits. 2. pit (2) "hard seed," 1841, from Du. pit "kernel, seed, marrow," from M.Du. pitte, ult. from W.Gmc. *pithan-, source of Eng. pith (q.v.). 词根记忆： n. 坑,陷阱;煤矿,矿井It's a pity that the spitbox in the pit was hit and split.遗憾的是坑内的痰盂被打裂. |
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