cancer-canteen:螃蟹的大钳子真吓人
【造词理据】源自PIE词根*gerbh-(划伤scratch、雕刻carve)。C与G同源通转,也因近音通转。C与K同音[k]通转,K表手,引申指用手刻画、雕刻,引申指螃蟹的钳子,借指螃蟹(crab)。17世纪前,cancer这一词汇被用来称呼血管壁附近形状类似螃蟹的肿瘤。
【例句】Unlike the cancer in my lung, the tumor was at least easy to access.
这一颗至少能轻易找到,不像我肺部的肿瘤。
【同根词】carve -graphy carver carving crab cut
【造词理据】源自PIE词根*kand-(闪耀shine)。拟声词。次要拟声,因烛光闪耀的速度很快,常引起人们声音的联想,如蜡烛唰地亮了。借闪亮的光指蜡烛。
【例句】Here comes a candle to light you to bed, here comes a chopper to chop off yourhead.蜡烛点燃时你该上床睡觉去,当心刀斧要你的命。
【同根词】candela; candelabrum; candescent; candid; candidate; candle; candor; chandelier; chandler; frankincense; incandescence; incandescent; incendiary; incense (n.) "substance producing a sweet smell when burned;" incense (v.1) "to provoke, anger."
【造词理据】源自梵语词根khanda(块状蔗糖,即冰糖),音译词。从梵语传入波斯语qand,后经阿拉伯语qandi,传入英语。
【例句】The company also has a strong presence as a seller of candy, sugar, honeyproducts, rice wine and cigarettes.
该公司在糖果、蜂蜜产品、米酒及烟草等领域的竞争实力也很强。
【同根词】相关词:candied candyass candy-striper rock-candy
【造词理据】象形。C形表凹陷,比喻指角落,后指角落里的小商店、军营里的小店,后指卖饭的临时食堂。也由角落,借指地下室,后指酒窖,再后来指酒壶、水壶。
【例句】It'll compress into the approximate size of a USGI canteen, which makes it quiteeasy to stuff into a bag or pack.
它可以压缩到一个USGI水壶近似大小,这使得它很容易打包和携带。
【同根词】cantina
【讨论】直线引申,是词汇含义拓展的一种方式。
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