anchor

• n. 錨；拋錨停泊；靠山；新聞節目主播
• vt. 拋錨；使固定；主持節目
• vi. 拋錨
• adj. 末棒的；最後一棒的

同ankle, 彎鉤，腳踝，錨。

anchor

anchor: [OE] English borrowed this word from Latin in the 9th century, but its ultimate source is Greek ágkūra (which goes back to an Indo- European base *angg- ‘bent’, also the source of angle and ankle). Originally it was spelled ancor, reflecting Latin ancora; the inauthentic h began to creep in in the 16th century, in imitation of the learned-looking but misguided Latin spelling anchora.
=> angle, ankle

anchor (n.)

Old English ancor, borrowed 9c. from Latin ancora "anchor," from or cognate with Greek ankyra "anchor, hook" (see ankle). A very early borrowing and said to be the only Latin nautical term used in the Germanic languages. The -ch- form emerged late 16c., a pedantic imitation of a corrupt spelling of the Latin word. The figurative sense of "that which gives stability or security" is from late 14c. Meaning "host or presenter of a TV or radio program" is from 1965, short for anchorman.

anchor (v.)

c. 1200, from anchor (n.). Related: Anchored; anchoring.

1. He remains the anchor of the country's fragile political balance.

他仍然是維係該國脆弱的政治平衡的支柱。

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2. Sailing boats lay at anchor in the narrow waterway.

帆船停泊在狹窄的水道上。

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3. NATO remains the United States' chief institutional anchor in Europe.

北大西洋公約組織仍然是美國在歐洲首要的支柱機構。

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4. Secure the anchor by lashing it to the rail.

把錨係到欄杆上拴牢。

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5. He provided an emotional anchor for her.

他是她的精神支柱。

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