flank
英 [flæŋk]
美 [flæŋk]
- n. 側麵；側翼；側腹
- vt. 守側麵；位於…的側麵；攻擊側麵
- vi. 側麵與…相接
- adv. 在左右兩邊
- n. (Flank)人名；(瑞典、匈)弗蘭克；(法)弗朗克
助記提示
1. link => lank (Old English hlanc) => flank.
2. Showing characteristic change of Germanic hl- to Romanic fl-.
3. flank <====> lank, link, flinch, flange.
4. 俄羅斯蘇-27係列戰鬥機，北約給的綽號是“側衛”（Flanker） 有四種基本型號 蘇-27 “側衛” 蘇-30“超級側衛” 蘇-33“海側衛”（即艦載機） 蘇-35“終極側衛” 。
5. 還有以側衛係列戰機開發的遊戲《側衛/Flanker》。
中文詞源
flank 側麵來自PIE*kleng, 彎，轉，詞源同link. 進一步來自PIE*klei的鼻音形式，傾斜，詞源同lean, incline.
英文詞源
- flank
- flank: see link
- flank (n.)
- late Old English flanc "flank, fleshy part of the side," from Old French flanc "hip, side," from Frankish or another Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *hlanca- (cognates: Old High German (h)lanca, Middle High German lanke "hip joint," German lenken "to bend, turn aside;" Old English hlanc "loose and empty, slender, flaccid;" Old Norse hlykkr "a bend, noose, loop"), from PIE root *kleng- "to bend, turn" (see link (n.)). Showing characteristic change of Germanic hl- to Romanic fl-. The military sense is first attested 1540s. Meaning "side" of anything is by 1620s. As an adjective, "pertaining to the flank or side," 1660s. Related: Flanked; flanking.
- flank (v.)
- 1590s (military), "to guard the flank," also, "to menace the flank, fire sideways upon," from flank (n.). Meaning "stand or be placed at the side of" is from 1650s. Related: Flanked; flanking.
雙語例句
- 1. Bookcases flank the bed.
- 床的兩側有書櫃。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He put his hand on the dog's flank.
- 他把手放在狗的脅腹上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. We were taken in flank by a troop of cavalry.
- 我們翼側受到一隊騎兵的襲擊.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. By the left flank, march!
- 向左轉走!
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The assault element, led by Captain Ramirez, opened up from their right flank.
- 拉米雷斯上尉率領的突擊隊從他們的右翼開火。
來自柯林斯例句