steeple

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n. 尖顶, (教堂的)尖塔, 锥形体

发音

UK /ˈstiːpəl/
其它

词形变化

steeples 复数 steeples steepled steeples 三单 steepling steepling 现在分词 steepled 过去式 steepled 过去分词

别名

steple

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.

  2. 2.

    A spire.

  3. 3.

    A high headdress of the 14th century.

    历史
v.
  1. 1.

    To form something into the shape of a steeple.

    及物

    He steepled his fingers as he considered the question.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

spire

上位词 1

tower

下位词 1

pinnacle

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English stepel, from Old English stīpel, stȳpel, stīepel (“tower, steeple”), from Proto-West Germanic *staupil, from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz (“that which is steep, tower, steeple”), equivalent to steep + -le. Cognate with Old Norse stǫpull (“tower, steeple”).

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