stirrup

FREQ #45816

n. 马镫, 镫具, U形物 [化] 钢箍

发音

UK /ˈstɪ.ɹəp/
其它
UK /ˈstʌ.ɹəp/
US /ˈstɝ.əp/
US /ˈstɪɹ.əp/

词形变化

stirrups 复数 stirrups

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.

    动物学 体育
  2. 2.

    Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.

    A portable, flexible ladder-like device used in climbing.

    马镫

    镫子

    体育 引申义
  4. 4.

    A stapes.

    医学
  5. 5.

    A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.

    航海 交通

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:stirrup.

  6. 6.

    A bent rebar wrapped around the main rebars to reinforce against shear stress.

    商务 建筑 工程
adj.
  1. 1.

    Referring to women's pants/trousers: being of a form, commonly worn by women, that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot.

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词源

From Middle English stirop, stirope, from Old English stiġrāp (“stirrup”), a compound of stiġe ("ascent, descent, a going up or down"; related to stīġan (“to climb”)) and rāp (“rope”), equivalent to sty + rope. Cognate with Dutch stegereep, stegelreep (“stirrup”), Old Saxon stigerēp (“stirrup”), Middle High German stereip, stegreif ("stirrup"; > German Stegreif (“improvisation”)), Icelandic stigreip (“stirrup”).

来源:wiktionary