tatter
英 ['tætə]
美
- n. 碎布;碎紙
- vt. 扯碎;撕碎;使破爛
- vi. 變得破爛
中文詞源
tatter 破衣爛衫來自古諾斯語 toturr,破布,破衣服。
英文詞源
- tatter (n.)
- c. 1400, tatrys (plural) "slashed garments," from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse töturr "rags, tatters, tattered garment," cognate with Old English tættec, tætteca "rag, tatter." Related: Tatters.
雙語例句
- 1. She replies to my point so convincingly that my argument is soon in tatter.
- 她反駁我提出的各點都很有說服力,很快就將我的論點駁倒.
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