stump

• n. 樹樁；殘餘部分；假肢
• vt. 砍伐；使為難；在…作巡回政治演說
• vi. 笨重地行走；發表競選演說
• n. (Stump)人名；(英)斯頓普；(德)施通普

來自中古低地德語 stump,樹樁，樹墩， 來自 Proto-Germanic*stumpaz,樹樁，樹墩， 來自 PIE*stebh,支柱，支撐，來自 PIE*sta,站立，詞源同 stand,staff.引申動詞詞義被樹墩絆倒，比 喻義難倒等。

來自 PIE*stebh,踩，踏，來自 PIE*sta,站立，詞源同 stand,stamp,stomp.

stump (n.)

"part of a tree trunk left in the ground after felling," mid-15c. (implied from late 13c. in surnames); from mid-14c. as "remaining part of a severed arm or leg;" from or cognate with Middle Low German stump (from adjective meaning "mutilated, blunt, dull"), Middle Dutch stomp "stump," from Proto-Germanic *stamp- (cognates: Old Norse stumpr, Old High German stumph, German stumpf "stump," German Stummel "piece cut off"), from PIE *stebh- "post, stem; to support" (see step (v.).

stump (v.)

early 13c., "to stumble over a tree-stump or other obstacle" (obsolete), from the source of stump (n.). From 1590s as "reduce to a stump." Sense of "walk stiffly and clumsily" is first recorded c. 1600. Sense of "baffle, bring to a halt by obstacles or impediments" is first recorded 1807, American English, perhaps in reference to plowing newly cleared land, but compare earlier sense "to challenge, dare" (1766).

Meaning "go on a speaking tour during a political campaign" is from 1838, American English, from phrase stump speech (1820), large tree stumps being a natural perch for rural orators (this custom is attested from 1775), especially in new settlements. Related: Stumped; stumping.

1. The tramp produced a stump of candle from his deep pockets.

流浪漢從深口袋裏掏出了一截蠟燭。

來自柯林斯例句

2. If you have a tree stump, check it for fungus.

要是有樹樁的話，檢查一下上麵有沒有長菌類。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The presidential candidates are on the stump today.

總統候選人今天在作巡回演說。

來自柯林斯例句

4. the stump of a pencil

鉛筆頭

來自《權威詞典》

5. He went on the stump in his home state.

他到故鄉所在的州去發表演說.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》