英语单词

shillelagh是什么意思

shillelagh

英 [ʃɪ'leɪlə; -lɪ] 美
  • n. 橡木棍

英文词源


shillelagh (n.)
"cudgel," 1772, earlier, "oak wood used to make cudgels" (1670s), from Shillelagh, town and barony, famous for its oaks, in County Wicklow, Ireland. The name is literally "seeds (or descendants) of Elach, from Irish siol "seed."

考试词汇

单词首字母