jamb

n. 门窗侧壁, 侧柱

发音

/d͡ʒæm/

词形变化

jambs 复数 jambs jambed jambing jambs 三单 jambing 现在分词 jambed 过去式 jambed 过去分词

别名

jam jambe jaum

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.

    建筑 商务 工程
  2. 2.

    Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.

    商务 采矿
  3. 3.

    Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”).

v.
  1. 1.

    To fix or attach a jamb to.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

upright vertical

下位词 2

doorjamb doorpost

整体词 1

window frame

词源

From Middle English jambe, jaumbe, from Old French jambe (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba (“hock, shank, leg, thigh”), from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “turning post, bend or flexure”). Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jambe.

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