magnum

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[医] 大, 头状骨

发音

其它 /ˈmæɡnəm/
US /ˈmeɪ̯ɡnəm/
CA /ˈmeɪ̯ɡnəm/

词形变化

magna magnums 复数 magnums magna 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.

  2. 2.

    A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet.

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  3. 3.

    A handgun that fires a cartridge of this calibre; chiefly a revolver, but rarely an autoloader firing an unusually powerful calibre.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

wine bottle

相关短语

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词源

From Latin magnum, neuter of magnus (“great”). * (bottle): Ellipsis of magnum bonum. * (handgun): Name registered 1935 by Smith & Wesson Inc., of Springfield, Massachusetts.

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