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Wane English 20102.Rigging 英 Rɪgɪŋ]美 Rɪgɪŋ 释义 N

正面 20102.rigging
英 ['rɪgɪŋ]美 ['rɪgɪŋ]

背面
释义:
n. 索具,绳索;装备,传动装置
例句:
1. The poll was widely discredited after allegations of ballot rigging.选举舞弊的指控出现后,这次投票测验受到了广泛质疑。

1. want, wane => wanton.2. Someone who is wanton is etymologically 'lacking in proper upbringing or discipline'.3. The word was formed from the Middle English prefix wan- 'un-' (a reduced form of the adjective wane 'lacking', which is related to the modern English verb wane).

rigging (n.)late 15c., "action of fitting (a ship) with ropes, etc.; 1590s as "ropes that work the sails of a ship," verbal noun from rig (v.)."

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