knell

FREQ #46445

n. 丧钟声, 哀伤的声音, 凶兆 v. 鸣丧钟

发音

CA /nɛl/
UK /nɛl/
US /nɛl/
AU /nel/

词形变化

knells 复数 knells knelled knelling knells 三单 knelling 现在分词 knelled 过去式 knelled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).

  2. 2.

    A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.

    比喻
v.
  1. 1.

    To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To signal or proclaim something (especially a death) by ringing a bell.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To summon by, or as if by, ringing a bell.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

bell toll
动词

同义词 1

ring

上位词 3

sound ring peal

下位词 1

toll

相关短语

death knell n. 丧钟；导致失败（或终结、毁灭）的原因 soul knell

词源

From Middle English knyllen, from Old English cnyllan (“to strike; knock; clap”), from Proto-West Germanic *knuʀlijan, from Proto-Germanic *knuzlijaną (“to beat; push; mash”), from Proto-Indo-European *gen- (“to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up”).

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