torpedo
英 [tɔː'piːdəʊ]
美 [tɔr'pido]
- n. 魚雷；水雷；油井爆破筒；電鰩；職業殺手
- vt. 破壞；用魚雷襲擊
助記提示
1. 西班牙語：torp- "to be stiff, numb" + -edo. 西班牙語也多以 -o 結尾，因此從西班牙語引入的詞也多以 -o 結尾。
2. 同源詞：torped, torpor.
中文詞源
torpedo 電鰩，魚雷來自拉丁語 torpedo,電鰩，因這種魚可以放電電暈獵物而得名，來自 torpere,使麻木，使遲鈍， 詞源同 torpor,torpid.後借用該拉丁詞用於指大規律爆炸性炸藥魚雷，水雷。
英文詞源
- torpedo (n.)
- 1520s, "electric ray" (flat fish that produces an electric charge to stun prey or for defense), from Latin torpedo "electric ray," originally "numbness, sluggishness" (the fish so called from the effect of being jolted by the ray's electric discharges), from torpere "be numb" (see torpor).
Torpedo. A fish which while alive, if touched even with a long stick, benumbs the hand that so touches it, but when dead is eaten safely. [Johnson]
The sense of "explosive device used to blow up enemy ships" is first recorded 1776, as a floating mine; the self-propelled version is from c. 1900. Related: Torpedic. - torpedo (v.)
- "destroy or sink (a ship) by a torpedo," 1874, from torpedo (n.). Also used late 19c. of blowing open oil wells. Figurative sense attested from 1895. Related: Torpedoed; torpedoing.
雙語例句
- 1. These attacks are seen as an effort to torpedo the talks.
- 人們認為這些襲擊是為了故意破壞會談。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Ice could freeze up their torpedo release mechanisms.
- 冰可能會凍死他們的魚雷發射裝置。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was accused of trying to torpedo the talks.
- 他被指責試圖破壞會談.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. His ship was blown up by a torpedo.
- 他的船被一枚魚雷炸毀了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. As it taxied towards the tug the pilot released his torpedo.
- 飛行員駕機滑向拖輪,隨後投了魚雷.
來自辭典例句