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Ford English Cognates German Welsh Fɔ:D N.浅滩,水浅可涉处;V.涉水 记

单词 ford
音标 [fɔ:d]
解释 n.浅滩,水浅可涉处;v.涉水
红宝书 【记】 不要和fort(堡垒)相 混
字源 ford (v.)
1610s, from ford (n.). Related: Forded; fording.
ford (n.)
Old English ford "shallow place where water can be crossed," from Proto-Germanic *furdhus (cognates: Old Frisian forda, Old High German furt, German Furt "ford"), from PIE *prtu- "a going, a passage" (cognates: Latin portus "harbor," originally "entrance, passage;" Old Welsh rit, Welsh rhyd "ford;" Old English faran "to go;" see port (n.1)). The line of automobiles is named for U.S. manufacturer Henry Ford (1863-1947).
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趣味全助记 【记】Ford 美国福特汽车, 福特车很结实,能够涉水而过,其他车就差点了;Oxford 牛津,由Ox牛+ ford 津组成,津就是浅水

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