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Hone English Həun N.磨刀石;V.磨刀 英 V 磨刀(To Sharpen

单词 hone
音标 [həun]
解释 n.磨刀石;v.磨刀
红宝书 【英】 v. 磨刀(to sharpen with a hone)
【考】 反义词:blunt(使变 钝)
【记】 注意不要和horn(号角 )相混
【例】 hone one's artistic skills(磨砺技艺)
字源 hone (n.)
"whetstone," Old English han "stone, rock, (boundary) stone," in Middle English "whetstone" (early 14c.), from Proto-Germanic *haino (source also of Old Norse hein "hone"). The verb is 1788, from the noun. Related: Honed; honing.
不择手段背单词 n. 细磨刀石(可使切削工具刀刃锋利); v 磨快; 磨练, 使完美
【记】磨刀hone hone向猪羊
【区】horn(n 喇叭; 号角)
【反】blunt(v 使变钝)
趣味全助记 【记】音:矐,发音像矐矐磨刀的声音;horn 尖角是hone出来的
【相关】horn 发音是号

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