| 单词 | maim |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [meim] |
| 解释 | v. 使残废 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 使残废(cripple; mutilate; mangle;) 【记】 和main(主要的)一起 记 【例】 After the car accident she was maimed for life. |
| 字源 | maim (v.) c.1300, maimen, from Old French mahaignier "injure, wound, muitilate, cripple, disarm," possibly from Vulgar Latin *mahanare (source also of Provençal mayanhar, Italian magagnare), of unknown origin; or possibly from a Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *mait- (source of Old Norse meiða "to hurt," related to mad (adj.)), or from PIE root *mai- "to cut." Related: Maimed; maiming. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 使残废(通过使其丧失四肢或身体其它部位的功能而使人残废) 【区】main(adj 主要的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自mayhem；音：没目，挖你的眼，让你没眼睛，残废 【相关】mayhem 伤害罪之一种, 故意的伤害罪 |
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