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smoot

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smoot¹词源 1

/smuːt/

词源说明

Derives from the height of Oliver R. Smoot, who had lain on the Harvard Bridge to measure it as a fraternity prank at MIT.

释义

名词noun

1humorous, chiefly Greater BostonA unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches (approximately 1.70 meters).

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原始日耳曼语Proto-Germanic约前 500–公元 200 年
*smēhaz‘small, narrow’
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原始日耳曼语Proto-Germanic约前 500–公元 200 年
*smēhtǭ‘narrow path’
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古诺尔斯语Old Norse约 7–15 世纪

smátta‘narrow passageway, gap’

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中古英语Middle English约 1150–1500 年

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英语English

smoot

词源说明

From Middle English *smote, *smotte, from Old Norse smátta (“narrow passageway, gap”), from Proto-Germanic *smēhtǭ (“narrow path”), from Proto-Germanic *smēhaz (“small, narrow”).

释义

名词noun

1UK, dialectalA small opening built into a dry-stone wall, fence, or hedge to allow sheep (and hares) to pass through; a thirl.