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Cane French Reed Kein N.枴杖 无 N Late

单词 cane
音标 [kein]
解释 n.枴杖
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字源 cane (n.)
late 14c., from Old French cane "reed, cane, spear" (13c., Modern French canne), from Latin canna "reed, cane," from Greek kanna, perhaps from Assyrian qanu "tube, reed" (compare Hebrew qaneh, Arabic qanah "reed"), from Sumerian gin "reed." But Tucker finds this borrowing "needless" and proposes a native Indo-European formation from a root meaning "to bind, bend." Sense of "walking stick" in English is 1580s.
cane (v.)
"to beat with a walking stick," 1660s, from cane (n.). Related: Caned; caning.
不择手段背单词 n. 枴杖
【类】cane: walk = glasses: see 枴杖辅助行走 = 眼镜辅助看
趣味全助记 【记】can 罐子做的枴杖;音:砍,砍下木棍做手杖;音:杆;

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