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Impale 无 Latin Im'peil V.刺入,刺中 V 1520s Enclose

单词 impale
音标 [im'peil]
解释 v.刺入,刺中
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字源 impale (v.)
1520s, "to enclose with stakes, fence in," from Middle French empaler and directly from Medieval Latin impalare "to push onto a stake," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + Latin palus "a stake, prop, stay; wooden post, pole," from PIE *pak-slo-, from root *pag-/*pak- "to fasten" (see pact). Sense of "pierce with a pointed stake" (as torture or punishment) first recorded 1610s. Related: Impaled; impaling.
不择手段背单词 [SAT]v (用尖桩或尖物)刺穿; (用刺的方法)折磨或杀死
【记】im进入, pale(adj 苍白的): 被刺得脸色苍白
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