tocsin
英 ['t?ks?n]
美['tɑks?n]
- n. 警鐘；警報
中文詞源
tocsin 警鐘，警戒信號
來自中古法語 toquassen,警鐘，來自法語方言 tocar,擊打，觸碰，詞源同 touch,senh,鐘，詞源 同 sign.后縮寫為現(xiàn)在的拼寫形式。
英文詞源
- tocsin
- tocsin: see touch
- tocsin (n.)
- "alarm bell," 1580s, from Middle French toquassen "an alarm bell, the ringing of an alarm bell" (late 14c.), from Old Proven?al tocasenh, from tocar "to strike" (from Vulgar Latin *toccare "strike a bell;" see touch (v.)) + senh "bell, bell note," from Late Latin signum "bell, ringing of a bell," in Latin "mark, signal" (see sign (n.)). The current English spelling is from 1794, adopted from modern French.
雙語例句
- 1. The tocsin rang impatiently, but other help ( if that were any ) there was none.
- 警鐘緊急地敲著, 卻沒有別的救援出現(xiàn) ( 即使有,也沒有來 ).
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- 2. The illuminated village had seized hold of the tocsin andabolishing the lawful ringer, rang for joy.
- 火光照耀的村子已奪走了警鐘, 趕走了法定敲鐘人,自己歡樂地敲了起來.
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