wire
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 电线，电报，电信，铁丝网，金属丝
- vt.
- 用金属丝捆扎，拍电报
- vi.
- 打电报
演变路径（由近及远）
原始词根
原始印欧语 *weh₁y-
词源说明
From Middle English wir, wyr, from Old English wīr (“wire, metal thread, wire-ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- (sports) A finish line of a racetrack.
- (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable.
- (by extension) An electric telegraph