harpoon

英 [hɑ?'pu?n] 美[hɑr'pun]

TEM8暢通詞匯GRE

復數:?harpoons;第三人稱單數:?harpoons;過去式:?harpooned;過去分詞:?harpooned;現在分詞:?harpooning;

harpoon 魚叉，漁獵標槍

來自拉丁語harpa,鉤子，來自PIE*serp,彎，轉，彎鉤，詞源同serpent,-oon,大詞后綴。引申詞義魚叉。

harpoon (v.): 1747, from harpoon (n.). Related: Harpooned; harpooning. Agent-noun form harpooner is from 1726; harpooneer from 1610s.
harpoon (n.): 1610s, from French harpon, from Old French harpon "cramp iron, clamp, clasp" (described as a mason's tool for fastening stones together), from harper "to grapple, grasp," which is of uncertain origin. It is possibly of Germanic origin; or the French word might be from Latin harpa "hook" (related to harpagonem "grappling hook"), from Greek harpe "sickle," from PIE root *serp- (1) "sickle, hook." Earlier word for it was harping-iron (mid-15c.). Sense and spelling perhaps influenced by Dutch (compare Middle Dutch harpoen) or Basque, the language of the first European whaling peoples, who often accompanied English sailors on their early expeditions. Also see -oon.

2. A relatively small part of the package are 10 Harpoon antiship missiles made by Boeing.: 售臺武器中一個相對較小的部分是10枚“魚叉”(Harpoon)反艦導彈,由波音公司生產.

3. They tried to get the harpoon into the ray before the sting tail came lashing over to retaliate.: 他們試圖把魚叉刺進鰩魚體內，以防它猛擺那蜇人的尾巴報復。

4. When I pushed on the harpoon shaft the second time.: 那是在我第二次握著魚叉的柄扎進去的時候.