button-hole是什麽意思

button-hole

扣眼

英文詞源

button-hole (n.): 1560s, from button (n.) + hole (n.). The verb, also buttonhole, meaning "to detain (someone) in conversation against his will" (1862) was earlier button-hold (1834), from button-holder (1806, in this sense). The image is of holding someone by the coat-button so as to detain him.

雙語例句

1. " N " is a syllabic consonant in " button " .: 在 button 這個詞裏n是構成音節的輔音.

2. I know how to darn, and how to sew a button on.: 我會打補丁，縫紐扣。

3. Information is called up at the push of a button.: 按一個鍵信息就會被調出來。

4. The middle button of his uniform jacket was strained over his belly.: 製服上裝中間的紐扣在他的肚子上繃得緊緊的。

5. The autoexposure button is awkwardly placed under the lens release button.: 自動曝光按鈕安裝在鏡頭脫卸按鈕下麵，十分不便。

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