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poniard是什么意思

poniard

英 ['pɒnjəd] 美
  • n. 匕首;短剑
  • vt. 以匕首刺

英文词源


poniard (n.)
1580s, from Middle French poinard (early 16c.), from Old French poignal "dagger," literally "anything grasped with the fist," from poing "fist," from Latin pungus "fist," from PIE root *peuk- (see pugnacious). Probably altered in French by association with poindre "to stab." Compare Latin pugnus "fist," pugio "dagger." As a verb from c. 1600.

双语例句


1. She drew out the poniard, holding it in her hand, and began a dance.
她抽出短剑, 拿在手里, 就开始跳起舞来.

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