| 单词 | sewer |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['sjuə] |
| 解释 | n.排水沟，下水道 |
| 红宝书 | 【记】 和缝纫者(sewer)一样 拼写 |
| 字源 | sewer (n.1) c.1400, "conduit," from Anglo-French sewere, Old North French sewiere "sluice from a pond" (13c.), literally "something that makes water flow," from shortened form of Gallo-Roman *exaquaria (source of Middle French esseveur), from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + aquaria, fem. of aquarius "pertaining to water," from aqua "water" (see aqua-). Specifically of underground channels for wastewater from c.1600; figurative use of this is from 1640s. sewer (n.2) "one who sews," late 14c., agent noun from sew (v.). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. (人工的在地下用于排废物或取水的)下水道; 缝纫者 【记】sew缝纫, er人: 缝纫者, 还要记住下水道的意思. 读: 馊味儿, 下水道的味道. |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】sew 缝合，缝纫机缝的衣缝与城市里的排水管道类似，长长的；sow 播种，沿着犁出的沟播种，沟里有脏水，算是阴沟 |
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