| 单词 | tinker |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['tiŋkə] |
| 解释 | n.补锅工人；v.拙劣修补 |
| 红宝书 | 【考】 tinker : adjust / scribble : write(笨拙修补需要调整/ 潦草文章需要认真写) |
| 字源 | tinker (n.) "mender of kettles, pots, pans, etc.," late 14c. (mid-13c. as a surname), of uncertain origin. Some connect the word with the sound made by light hammering on metal. Tinker's damn "something slight and worthless" is from 1824, probably preserving tinkers' reputation for free and casual use of profanity; the plain and simple etymology is not good enough for some writers, and since 1877 an ingeniously elaborate but baseless derivation has been circulated claiming the second word is really dam. tinker (v.) 1590s, "to work as a tinker," from tinker (n.). Meaning "work imperfectly, keep busy in a useless way," is first found 1650s. Related: Tinkered; tinkering. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 粗修(不熟练地或试验性地修补); n 笨拙的修理者 【记】tin(n 锡; 易拉罐), ker: 修理易拉罐的人－笨拙的修理 【类】tinker: adjust = scribble: write笨拙修补对调整 = 潦草写对认真写 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】tin 锡,罐头 + ker 音:壳,磕,用罐头盒的壳,磕打→补锅工 |
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