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Anchor 无 Latin Late æŋkə V.稳固;固定n.锚 N English

单词 anchor
音标 ['æŋkə]
解释 v.稳固;固定n.锚
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字源 anchor (n.)
Old English ancor, borrowed 9c. from Latin ancora "anchor," from or cognate with Greek ankyra "anchor, hook" (see ankle). A very early borrowing and said to be the only Latin nautical term used in the Germanic languages. The -ch- form emerged late 16c., a pedantic imitation of a corrupt spelling of the Latin word. The figurative sense of "that which gives stability or security" is from late 14c. Meaning "host or presenter of a TV or radio program" is from 1965, short for anchorman.
anchor (v.)
c.1200, from anchor (n.). Related: Anchored; anchoring.
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