barleycorn

n. 大麦粒

发音

UK /ˈbɑː(ɹ)liˌkɔː(ɹ)n/

词形变化

barleycorns 复数 barleycorns

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A grain of barley.

    植物学 商务
  2. 2.

    The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    A small groove between two moldings.

    建筑 艺术 商务 工程

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

barley

上位词 3

grain cereal foodgrain

下位词 1

pearl barley

整体词 1

common barley

相关短语

barleycorn sight barleycorn sights John Barleycorn n. <谑>大麦约翰(制酒的麦芽或啤酒等含酒精饮料的拟人化名称)

词源

From barley + corn.

来源：wiktionary