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indent v.切割成锯齿状 indent (v.) early 15c., indenten/endenten "to make notches; to give (something) a toothed or jagged appearance," also "to make a legal indenture," from Old French endenter "to notch or dent, give a serrated edge to," from Medieval Latin indentare "to furnish with teeth," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + Latin dens (genitive dentis) "tooth" (see tooth). Related: Indented; indenting.  The printing sense is first attested 1670s. The noun is first recorded 1590s, from the verb. An earlier noun sense of "a written agreement" (late 15c.) is described in Middle English Dictionary as "scribal abbrev. of endenture." 【记】in + dent 齿，锯齿

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[in'dent] 【英】 v. 切割成锯齿状(to cut tooth-like points; notch)【记】 in(进入)+dent(牙齿) →成牙齿状【例】 Mary indented the first line of each paragraph. 无

单词	indent
音标	[in'dent]
解释	v.切割成锯齿状
红宝书	【英】 v. 切割成锯齿状(to cut tooth-like points; notch) 【记】 in(进入)+dent(牙齿) →成牙齿状【例】 Mary indented the first line of each paragraph.
字源	indent (v.) early 15c., indenten/endenten "to make notches; to give (something) a toothed or jagged appearance," also "to make a legal indenture," from Old French endenter "to notch or dent, give a serrated edge to," from Medieval Latin indentare "to furnish with teeth," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + Latin dens (genitive dentis) "tooth" (see tooth). Related: Indented; indenting. The printing sense is first attested 1670s. The noun is first recorded 1590s, from the verb. An earlier noun sense of "a written agreement" (late 15c.) is described in Middle English Dictionary as "scribal abbrev. of endenture."
不择手段背单词	无
趣味全助记	【记】in + dent 齿，锯齿

Indent Make Give Latin Sense Noun In'dent V.切割成锯齿状