english

FREQ #978

发音

US /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
UK

词形变化

englished englishes 三单 englishes englishing englishing 现在分词 englished 过去式 englished 过去分词

别名

English

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in pool, billiards or bowling; spin, sidespin.

    加拿大 美国 不可数

    You can't hit it directly, but maybe if you give it some english.

  2. 2.

    An unusual or unexpected interpretation of a text or idea, a spin, a nuance.

    比喻 不可数 引申义
v.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of English.

    古体 罕用 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

side Englishpeople

上位词 7

country land nation spin arts humanities liberal arts

下位词 3

American Anglo-Saxon British English

相关短语

English sonnet ＝Shakespearean sonnet [亦作 Elizabethan sonnet] English bond English Plus English Bluebell English Channel （英法之间）英吉利海峡 English horn 英国管, 中音双簧管 English saddle 英式(皮座)马鞍 English strong ale English studies 英语学 English muffin 英式松饼；玛芬面包 English muffins English saddles English horns English bonds

词源

Uncertain. It is speculated to relate either to people from England introducing the technique for billiards or bowling in the United States, or perhaps from a particular person with the surname English.

来源：wiktionary