quay
英 [kiː]
美 [ki]
- n. 碼頭
- n. (Quay)人名；(英、德、葡、荷)誇伊
助記提示
1. quay <======> quai.
2. key => quay.
3. quay 是中古英語單詞“key”的變體，這種變體是受法語單詞“quai”的影響所致，“key”在中古英語中有“碼頭”之意，“key”在現代含義中還保留著類似的含義“暗礁；礁；低島；珊瑚礁”，這其實是源於法語單詞“cay”。
4. key, quai => quay.
5. quay: quai, key, cay.
6. 諧音“快”----快碼(快碼輸入法)------由此聯想到“碼、碼頭”。
中文詞源
quay 碼頭來自中古英語key,碼頭，來自PIE*kagh,抓住，圍住，包圍，詞源同haw,hedge.
英文詞源
- quay
- quay: [14] Quay is of Celtic origin. Its immediate source was Old French kai, but this was borrowed from Gaulish caio, which went back to an Old Celtic *kagio-. The spelling quay was introduced from modern French in the 17th century. The homophonic cay ‘small coral island’ [18] comes from cayo, a Spanish borrowing from French quai.
=> cay - quay (n.)
- 1690s, variant of Middle English key, keye, caye "wharf" (c. 1300; mid-13c. in place names), from Old North French cai (Old French chai, 12c., Modern French quai) "sand bank," from Gaulish caium (5c.), from Old Celtic *kagio- "to encompass, enclose" (cognates: Welsh cae "fence, hedge," Cornish ke "hedge"), from PIE *kagh- "to catch, seize; wickerwork, fence" (see hedge (n.)). Spelling altered in English by influence of French quai.
雙語例句
- 1. Queensway Quay will incorporate shops, restaurants and other amenities.
- 女王道碼頭將會融商店、餐館以及其他生活便利設施為一體。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Departure times are 08:15 from St Quay, and 18:15 from St Helier.
- 從聖奎伊的出發時間是8點15分，從聖赫利爾的出發時間是18點15分。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A crowd was waiting on the quay.
- 有一群人在碼頭上等著。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. There are all kinds of ships in a quay.
- 碼頭停泊各式各樣的船.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. They tied the ship to the quay with ropes.
- 他們用繩子把船拴在碼頭上.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》