weal

n. 福利, 幸福, 鞭痕 [法] 鞭痕, 条痕, 伤根

发音

UK /wiːl/
其它
US /wil/

词形变化

weals 复数 wealed wealing weals 三单 wealing 现在分词 wealed 过去式 wealed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Wealth, riches.

    废旧 不可数
  2. 2.

    Welfare, prosperity.

    幸福

    福利

    文学 不可数
  3. 3.

    Boon, benefit.

    不可数 引申义
  4. 4.

    Specifically, the general happiness of a community, country etc. (often with qualifying word).

    不可数
  5. 1.

    A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.

v.
  1. 1.

    To mark with stripes; to wale.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

wheal welt wale

上位词 4

hurt harm trauma injury

相关短语

in weal and woe for weal or woe common weal

词源

From Middle English wele, from Old English wela (“wellness, welfare, prosperity, riches, well-being, wealth”), from Proto-West Germanic *welō, from Proto-Germanic *walô (“well-being, wellness, weal”). Cognate with German Wohl, Danish vel, Swedish väl.

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