brickbats

(brickbat 的复数) n. 碎砖, 砖片, 侮辱

发音

UK /ˈbɹɪkbæts/
US /ˈbɹɪkˌbæts/

词形变化

only 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Small rocky particles moving as a group in space, especially as forming rings around planets.

    非正式 仅复数 天文
  2. 2.

    plural of brickbat

v.
  1. 1.

    third-person singular simple present indicative of brickbat

相关短语

bouquets and brickbats 褒贬之词

词源

From brickbat + -s. The plural only sense (“small rocky particles moving as a group in space”) was coined by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) and is used chiefly in reference to his writings.

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