| 正面 | 2429.tower 英 ['taʊə]美 ['taʊɚ]     |
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| 背面 |      释义： 塔 tower 塔物儿、塔儿n. 塔；高楼；堡垒vi. 高耸；超越n. (Tower)人名；(英)托尔 例句： 1. A pigeon emerges, wings flapping noisily, from the tower.一只鸽子从塔里钻出来，扑扑地拍打着翅膀。 tower 塔，塔楼，耸立来自古英语 torr,塔，眺望塔，来自拉丁语 turris,塔楼，城堡，高塔，词源同 turret,tor.引申词 义耸立，高耸。 towertower: [12] The ultimate source of tower is Greek túrris, a word probably from a pre-Indo- European language of the Mediterranean region. It passed into English via Latin turris and Old French tur, tor. Turret [14] comes from the Old French diminutive turet.=> turrettower (v.)c. 1400, "rise high" (implied in towered); see tower (n.). Also, of hawks, "to fly high so as to swoop down on prey" (1590s). Related: Towering.tower (n.1)Old English torr "tower, watchtower," from Latin turris "a tower, citadel, high structure" (also source of Old French tor, 11c.; Spanish, Italian torre "tower"), possibly from a pre-Indo-European Mediterranean language. Meaning "lofty pile or mass" is recorded from mid-14c. Also borrowed separately 13c. as tour, from Old French tur; the modern spelling (1520s) represents a merger of the two forms.tower (n.2)"one who tows," 1610s, agent noun from tow (v.)." |