duel
英 ['dju??l]
美['d??l]
- n. 決斗；斗爭，抗爭
- vi. 決斗
- n. (Duel)人名；(西)杜埃爾；(英)迪尤爾
TEM4GRE低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?duels;
助記提示
1. bell- / -bel => duel ( b- => du- ).
2. duo "two" => duel.
3. 該詞受上面的雙重影響。
4. 諧音“斗哦，斗惡”。
2. duo "two" => duel.
3. 該詞受上面的雙重影響。
4. 諧音“斗哦，斗惡”。
中文詞源
duel 決斗
來自拉丁語duellum, 戰爭，打斗，詞源同bellicose, Bellona.但后來受拉丁語duo及對騎士精神詩意的向往，引申詞義決斗，特指一對一的公平的決斗。
英文詞源
- duel
- duel: see dual
- duel (n.)
- 1590s (from late 13c. in Latin form), from Medieval Latin duellum "combat between two persons," by association with Latin duo "two," but originally from Latin duellum "war," an Old Latin form of bellum (see bellicose). Retained in poetic and archaic language and apparently given a special meaning in Medieval or Late Latin of "one-on-one combat" on fancied connection with duo "two."
- duel (v.)
- 1640s, see duel (n.). Related: Dueled; dueling; duelling.
雙語例句
- 1. Feeling were so intense that they fought a duel.
- 雙方情緒異常激烈,以至進行了一場決斗.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.
- 兩個隊為爭奪第一名打得難解難分.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He had killed a man in a duel.
- 他在一場決斗中殺了一名男子。
來自辭典例句
- 4. Always , it was a duel in which she was worsted.
- 那往往是兩人之間的一次決斗,而她總是輸的.
來自飄（部分）
- 5. We'll fight a duel in the park at five o'clock tomorrow morning.
- “ 明天凌晨五點我們在公園里舉行決斗. ”
來自英語晨讀30分（初三）