wicker
英 ['wɪkə]
美 ['wɪkɚ]
- n. 柳條；枝條；柳條製品
- adj. 柳條編織的；裝在柳條編織物裏的
- n. (Wicker)人名；(英、德)威克
助記提示
1. weak => wicker.
2. vice-, vicar, weak => *weik- (4) "to bend, wind, turn, twine" => wicker.
3. The notion is of pliant twigs.
4. 英國電影《柳條人》：《The Wicker Man》：被譽為與《驅魔人》、《凶兆》並駕齊驅的三大經典恐怕片。
5. 諧音“葦客兒”------編織蘆葦的人。
中文詞源
wicker 柳條來自PIE*weik,彎，轉，編織，詞源同wicket,vicarious.用於指柳條。
英文詞源
- wicker (n.)
- mid-14c., "wickerwork," from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish viger, Middle Swedish viker "willow, willow branch"), from Proto-Germanic *wik- (cognates: Old Norse vikja "to move, turn," Swedish vika "to bend," Old English wican "to give way, yield"), from PIE root *weik- (4) "to bend, twine" (see weak). The notion is of pliant twigs. As an adjective, "made of wicker," from c. 1500.
雙語例句
- 1. The living room is furnished simply with wicker furniture.
- 客廳裏簡單地擺放著幾件柳編家具。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We sat side by side on two wicker seats.
- 我們在兩把柳條椅上肩並肩坐著。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He donned work clothes and a wicker helmet.
- 他穿上工作服,戴上柳條帽.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. Claire spent the morning in a wicker rocker on the screened porch with a book.
- 克萊爾整個早上都在裝著紗窗的走廊裏坐在柳條搖椅上看書。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Sitting in his wicker chair, he gazed reflectively at the fire.
- 他坐在藤椅上，若有所思地凝視著爐火。
來自辭典例句