sprout
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 芽，萌芽
- vt.
- 使发芽，摘去芽
- vi.
- 长芽，抽条
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演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English sproute, either from Middle English sprouten (“to sprout”) (see below); or from Middle Dutch sprute or Middle Low German sprûte (“sprout”), all related to Proto-West Germanic *spreutan. Doublet of spruit.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
- A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
- (figurative, informal) A child.
- A Brussels sprout.
词族
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演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 sprouten
- 继承自 ←古英语 sprūtan
- 继承自 ←原始西日耳曼语 *spreutan
- 继承自 ←原始日耳曼语 *spreutaną
词源说明
From Middle English sprouten, spruten, from Old English sprūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *spreutan, from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną.
释义（英文）
动词 Verb