请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 thimble
词根词缀
Online Etymology Dictionary

thimble
n.
Old English þymel "sheath or covering for the thumb," from thuma (see thumb, n.) + -el(1), used in forming names of instruments (compare handle). Excrescent -b- began mid-15c. (compare humble, nimble). Originally of leather, metal ones came into use 17c. Related: Thimbleful. Thimblerig, con game played with three thimbles and a pea or button, is attested from 1825 by this name, though references to thimble cheats, probably the same swindle, date back to 1716 (see rig, v.).
随便看

 

英语词根词缀词典收录了54763条英语词根词缀词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的词根、词缀及词根记忆法解析,是记忆英语词汇的必备工具。

 

Copyright © 2000-2024 Newdu.com.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/5/5 9:49:25