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B表房屋,与房子有关的就表示大,与small(=narrow)对应。汉字“大”就与人有关,释义是“与人有关的就叫大”。小,原指分开的沙粒,后指小的、细小的。
象形。S形表弯曲的、不宽的(如海峡),即指小的。与房屋对应,与房屋想当的就是大、宽。
例句:
Hauser went on to say that he had spent most of his life in a small cell with onetoy and a bed of straw.
Hauser说,他一生中的大部分时间都待在一个小屋里,里面只有一个玩具,一张稻草床。
B表房屋,这里指与房屋有关的就是宽阔的。
例句:
On his way out, Broad's glance happened to fall on an exhibiting case showingsome old newspapers.
在他的出路,远大的目光正好落在一参展,显示了一些旧报纸的情况。
象形,B表房屋,这里指房屋两侧间的距离就是宽。
例句:
Wide breadth of mind, and quiet, then on how much better life.
胸襟宽了,静了,那人生就多么美好。
象形。N早期写法与S通转,或者后来被S代替。S形表突然变窄的(如路标)。值得一提的是,small原来意思就是narrow,后来这个意思被废弃了。
例句:
The feature gets its name from the roar created when waves rush into a narrowslot in the rocks, forcing compressed air out with a boom.
这个名称来自海浪涌入岩石狭隘的缝隙,压出空气所发出隆隆的轰鸣声。
象形。L形表长发,后用具体表抽象,指长的。汉字“长”,最初也是指长发,后抽象指长的。
例句:
But, at long last, she reckons, "there seems to be an incipient turnaround in thephenomenon of 'missing girls' in Asia. "
但是她估计,经过漫长的等待,“亚洲女孩消失”的现象似乎已经开始得到遏制。
源自原始印欧语词根*sker-(=cut砍)S表牙齿,引申指咬断、砍,这里指裤子被剪断,即短的。
例句:
As you pass the fields, you see signs the farmers have posted telling in shortcode what sort of seed they have planted.
当你穿过田野时,你见到农场主张贴的指示牌,上面用简短的标记写明他们播下的是什么种子。
short的同根词有:bias; carnage; carnal; carnation; carnival; carnivorous; carrion; cenacle; charcuterie; charnel; corium; cortex;crone; cuirass; currier; curt; decorticate; excoriate; incarnadine; incarnate; incarnation; kirtle; scabbard; scar (n.2); scaramouche; scarf (n.2); scarp; score; scrabble; scrap (n.1); scrape; screen;screw; scrimmage; scrofula; scrub (n.1); scurf; shard; share (n.1);share (n.2); sharp; shear;shears; sheer;shirt; shore (n.);short; shrub; skerry; skirmish; skirt.
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