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die n.金属模子，印模 die (v.) mid-12c., possibly from Old Danish døja or Old Norse deyja "to die, pass away," both from Proto-Germanic *dawjan (cognates: Old Frisian deja "to kill," Old Saxon doian, Old High German touwen, Gothic diwans "mortal"), from PIE root *dheu- (3) "to pass away, die, become senseless" (cognates: Old Irish dith "end, death," Old Church Slavonic daviti, Russian davit' "to choke, suffer").It has been speculated that Old English had *diegan, from the same source, but it is not in any of the surviving texts and the preferred words were steorfan (see starve), sweltan (see swelter), wesan dead, also forðgan and other euphemisms.Languages usually don't borrow words from abroad for central life experiences, but "die" words are an exception, because they are often hidden or changed euphemistically out of superstitious dread. A Dutch euphemism translates as "to give the pipe to Maarten." Regularly spelled dege through 15c., and still pronounced "dee" by some in Lancashire and Scotland. Used figuratively (of sounds, etc.) from 1580s. Related: Died; dies.die (n.) early 14c. (as a plural, late 14c. as a singular), from Old French de "die, dice," of uncertain origin. Common Romanic (cognates: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian dado, Provençal dat, Catalan dau), perhaps from Latin datum "given," past participle of dare (see date (n.1)), which, in addition to "give," had a secondary sense of "to play" (as a chess piece); or else from "what is given" (by chance or Fortune). Sense of "stamping block or tool" first recorded 1690s. 【记】两种东西沾上就死，骰子(赌)，金属冲模(能切钢板的冲床冲你一下必死)；音：殆，就是死，知己知彼,百战不殆，百战不死的意思；危乎殆哉，危险的要死

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[dai] 【考】 die : shaping / drill : boring(模具用来使成形/钻 用来钻孔) n. 金属模子(用于镌刻的, 可将设计好的图案压印到较软的金属上, 例如压制货币); 骰子【类】die: shaping = drill: boring = reel: winding模具用来使成形 = 钻孔机用来钻孔 = 绕线轴用来缠绕

单词	die
音标	[dai]
解释	n.金属模子，印模
红宝书	【考】 die : shaping / drill : boring(模具用来使成形/钻用来钻孔)
字源	die (v.) mid-12c., possibly from Old Danish døja or Old Norse deyja "to die, pass away," both from Proto-Germanic dawjan (cognates: Old Frisian deja "to kill," Old Saxon doian, Old High German touwen, Gothic diwans "mortal"), from PIE root dheu- (3) "to pass away, die, become senseless" (cognates: Old Irish dith "end, death," Old Church Slavonic daviti, Russian davit' "to choke, suffer"). It has been speculated that Old English had *diegan, from the same source, but it is not in any of the surviving texts and the preferred words were steorfan (see starve), sweltan (see swelter), wesan dead, also forðgan and other euphemisms. Languages usually don't borrow words from abroad for central life experiences, but "die" words are an exception, because they are often hidden or changed euphemistically out of superstitious dread. A Dutch euphemism translates as "to give the pipe to Maarten." Regularly spelled dege through 15c., and still pronounced "dee" by some in Lancashire and Scotland. Used figuratively (of sounds, etc.) from 1580s. Related: Died; dies. die (n.) early 14c. (as a plural, late 14c. as a singular), from Old French de "die, dice," of uncertain origin. Common Romanic (cognates: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian dado, Provençal dat, Catalan dau), perhaps from Latin datum "given," past participle of dare (see date (n.1)), which, in addition to "give," had a secondary sense of "to play" (as a chess piece); or else from "what is given" (by chance or Fortune). Sense of "stamping block or tool" first recorded 1690s.
不择手段背单词	n. 金属模子(用于镌刻的, 可将设计好的图案压印到较软的金属上, 例如压制货币); 骰子【类】die: shaping = drill: boring = reel: winding模具用来使成形 = 钻孔机用来钻孔 = 绕线轴用来缠绕
趣味全助记	【记】两种东西沾上就死，骰子(赌)，金属冲模(能切钢板的冲床冲你一下必死)；音：殆，就是死，知己知彼,百战不殆，百战不死的意思；危乎殆哉，危险的要死

Die Cognates Words Shaping Pass 14c Sense Dai