"to strike" (with something), c. 1500, of unknown origin; perhaps from early 13c. pelten "to strike," variant of pilten "to thrust, strike," from an unrecorded Old English *pyltan, from Medieval Latin *pultiare, from Latin pultare "to beat, knock, strike." Or from Old French peloter "to strike with a ball," from pelote "ball" (see pellet (n.)) [Klein]. Watkins says the source is Latin pellere "to push, drive, strike." Related: Pelted; pelting.
pelt (n.)
"skin of a fur-bearing animal," early 15c., of uncertain origin, perhaps a contraction of pelet (late 13c. in Anglo-Latin), from Old French pelete "fine skin, membrane," diminutive of pel "skin," from Latin pellis "skin, hide" (see film (n.)). Or perhaps the source of the English word is Anglo-French pelterie, Old French peletrie "fur skins," from Old French peletier "furrier," from pel.
雙語例句
1. He drove his car through the gates at full pelt.
他駕車急速通過大門。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Some of the younger men began to pelt one another with snowballs.
一些年輕人開始相互投擲雪球。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Alice leapt from the car and ran full pelt towards the emergency room.
艾麗斯跳下車，拚命奔向急診室。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.
那男孩用石子擲擊小流氓的背脊.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Crowds started to pelt police cars with stones.