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Manacle N 手铐 Fetter Hand Related Cry Mænəkl

单词 manacle
音标 ['mænəkl]
解释 n. 手铐
红宝书 【英】 n. 手铐(a handcuff; fetter or shackle for the hand)
【记】 man(手)+acle(东西) →带在手上的东西→ 手铐
字源 manacle (n.)
mid-14c., "a fetter for the hand," from Old French manicle "manacles, handcuffs; bracelet; armor for the hands," from Latin manicula "handle," literally "little hand," diminutive of manicae "long sleeves of a tunic, gloves; armlets, gauntlets; handcuffs, manacles," from manus "hand" (see manual (adj.)). Related: Manacles.
In every cry of every man,
In every infant's cry of fear,
In every voice, in every ban,
The mind-forged manacles I hear
[Blake, "Songs of Experience"]


manacle (v.)
c.1300, "to fetter with manacles," from manacle (n.). Related: Manacled; manacling.
不择手段背单词 n. 手铐
【记】man手, acle东西-带在手上的东西-手铐
【参】manageable(adj 易处理的)
趣味全助记 【记】man- 手 + cle (音:铐)
【相关】manual 手册, 手的, 手工的

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