pawn

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n. 典当, 抵押物, 人质, (象棋)兵, 马前卒, 工具 vt. 当掉, 以...担保

发音

UK /ˈpɔːn/
US /ˈpɔn/
/ˈpɑn/
/ˈpɒn/
其它 /ˈpɑɒn/

词形变化

pawns 复数 pawns 三单 pawning 现在分词 pawned 过去式 pawned 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.

    不可数 可数

    All our jewellery was in pawn by this stage.

  2. 2.

    An instance of pawning something.

    典当

    典押

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge.

    古体 可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    A pawnshop; pawnbroker.

    可数 罕用 不可数
  5. 1.

    The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.

    兵

    士兵

    卒

    游戏
  6. 2.

    A person being manipulated by another, being used to some end.

    棋

    习语

    Near-synonym: chess piece

    Though a pawn of the gods, her departure is the precipitating cause of the Trojan War.

  7. 1.

    Alternative form of paan.

    可数 不可数
  8. 1.

    A gallery.

v.
  1. 1.

    To pledge; to stake or wager.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.

    及物
  3. 1.

    Alternative form of pwn.

    游戏

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

instrument cat's-paw

上位词 8

help assistant pledge borrowing helper supporter chessman chess piece
动词

同义词 2

soak hock

上位词 2

charge consign

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English paun, pawyn, pawnd, from Old French pan, pant (“pledge for a payment”), from a Germanic language, perhaps Frankish *pand (“deposit, security, pledge”), further origin uncertain. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Pound (“deposit, pledge, pawn”), West Frisian pân (“pawn”), Dutch pand (“pledge, pawn”), German Low German Pand (“deposit, pledge, pawn”), German Pfand (“deposit, pledge, pawn”), Swedish pant (“pledge, pawn”), Faroese pantur (“security, lien”), Icelandic pantur (“pledge, security, pawn”).

来源：wiktionary