snuff
/snʌf/
- n.
- 烛花，用鼻吸气，嗅，闻，鼻烟，气味
- vt.
- 剪烛花，掐灭，扼杀，消灭，用鼻吸，嗅出，闻出
- vi.
- 嗅，闻
中文释义来自 ECDICT
snuff1词源 1
词源链
- 中古英语Middle English约 1150–1500 年
继承
- 英语English
snuff
词源说明
Late Middle English, from Middle Dutch snuffen (“to snuff, sniff, snuffle”).
Related to Dutch snuiven (“to sniff”), Middle Low German snûve (“pose, head-cold”), German Schnupfen (“head-cold”). The noun is probably from Dutch snuf (“snuff”), an abbreviation of snuftabak, snuiftabak (“snuff”). Related to sniff (compare Dutch snuffen (“snuff”), German schnupf (“snuff”), French schnouff (“junk”)).
snuff2词源 2
词源链
- 英语English
snuff
词源说明
From Middle English snoffe, snuffe, of uncertain origin. Compare Middle Dutch snuf, snof (“snuff”), Dutch sneuvelen (“to die in battle”).
释义
名词noun
snuff3词源 3
词源链
- 英语English
snuff
词源说明
From Middle English snuffen, snoffen, from the noun (see Etymology 2 above).