tocsin

n. 警钟, 警报

发音

UK /ˈtɒksɪn/
US /ˈtɑksɪn/

词形变化

tocsins 复数 tocsins

别名

tokin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally especially with reference to France.

  2. 2.

    A bell used to sound an alarm.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

alarm-bell warning bell

上位词 4

bell alarm alert alarum

词源

Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French toquesain (modern tocsin), from Old Occitan tocasenh, from tocar (“strike, touch”) + senh (“bell”).

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