scavage

词形变化

scavages 复数 scavages scavaged scavages 三单 scavaging scavaging 现在分词 scavaged 过去式 scavaged 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tax on non-resident merchant goods by city officials for resident merchant advantage, similar to a tariff.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To act as a scavenger, to scavenge.

词源

From Middle English scavage, schevage, schewage, from Anglo-Norman escavage, escauwage, alteration of earlier escauvinghe (“scavage”), from Middle English shewing, schewing (“inspection, examination, show”), from Old English sċēawung (“a looking at, seeing, contemplation, consideration, respect, regard, reconnoitering, surveying, inspection, examination, scrutiny, a spectacle, show, appearance, pretence, a showing, exhibiting, manifestation, toll on exposure of goods”), equivalent to show + -ing. Doublet of shewage.

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