penknife

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n. 袖珍折刀

发音

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词形变化

penknives 复数 penknives penknifed penknifes 三单 penknifes penknifing penknifing 现在分词 penknifed 过去式 penknifed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small pocketknife; (loosely) any pocketknife.

    小刀

  2. 2.

    A small knife designed for safe and convenient storage, typically in the form of a miniature clasp-knife, or with blade retractable into the handle.

    过时
  3. 3.

    A small knife for cutting the points of quill feathers or reeds into nibs to provide or repair writing implements, early versions were commonly small sheath knives.

    古体
v.
  1. 1.

    To cut or carve with a penknife.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

pocketknife

相关短语

Swiss Army penknife

词源

From Middle English penne knyfe; equivalent to pen + knife. In the original sense, named for its purpose: aiding the use of a (traditional) ink pen through the following tasks: trimming the tip of a quill pen, trimming a reed for a nib, and (in some cases) allowing erasure by scraping away some ink.

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