splay
/spleɪ/
- vt.
- 展开，张开，使成八字形
- vi.
- 伸展开
- n.
- 展开
- adj.
- 八字形的，倾斜的
中文释义来自 ECDICT
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词源链
- 英语English
splay
词源说明
The verb is derived from Middle English splaien, splayen (“to display; to spread out, unfurl (a flag, etc.); (cooking) to cut open (a fish) lengthwise and lay it open; (figurative) to appear; to spread”), an aphetic form of Middle English displaien, displayen (“to display”): see display.
The adjective and adverb are derived from the verb, or from splayfoot (noun) or splayfooted (adjective). The noun is derived from the verb.
释义
动词verb
- 1transitiveTo spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.
- 2transitive(chiefly architecture) To construct a bevel or slope on (something, such as the frame or jamb of a door