rood

n. 十字架, 十字架上的基督像

发音

其它 /ɹuːd/

词形变化

roods 复数 roods

别名

ro.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.

    古体
  2. 2.

    A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.

  3. 3.

    An area of sixty-four square yards.

    历史
  4. 4.

    A measure of five and a half yards in length.

    英国 方言 废旧
  5. 5.

    The human face.

    古体

    Nou goth sonne under wode,— Me reweth, Marie, thi faire Rode. Nou goth sonne under tre,—

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

crucifix rood-tree

上位词 1

cross

相关短语

rood screen n. 圣坛屏, 教堂内的圣坛隔板 rood screens rood goose rood geese rood beam rood beams Rood End rood-tree [网络] 树树 by the rood Holy Rood holy rood

词源

From Middle English rode, rood (“cross”), from Old English rōd (“cross”), from Proto-Germanic *rōdō, *rōdǭ (“rod, pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *rōt-, *reh₁t- (“bar, beam, stem”). Cognate with German Rute (“rod, cane, pole”), Norwegian roda (“rod”). Largely displaced by cross. More at rod.

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