pugil

[医] 一撮, 一把

发音

其它 /ˈpjuːd͡ʒɪl/

词形变化

pugils 复数 pugils

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch.

    比喻 废旧

相关短语

pugil stick pugil sticks

词源

Borrowed from Latin pugillus, pugillum (“a fistful”), akin to pugnus (“the fist”).

来源：wiktionary