winter

英 ['wɪntə] 美 ['wɪntɚ]

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解释

n. 冬季；年岁；萧条期
vi. 过冬
adj. 冬天的；越冬的
n. (Winter)人名；(英、德、匈、罗、捷、西、芬、瑞典、法)温特

※ 提供单词"winter"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

winter 冬天

争议词源，通常认为来自PIE*wed,雨，水，湿的，词源同wet,water,即多雨季节。

英文词源

winter: winter: [OE] Winter is a general Germanic word (German and Dutch spell it the same, Swedish and Danish have vinter). Its prehistoric ancestor was *wentrus, but the ultimate source of this is uncertain. It could well go back to a nasalized version of the Indo-European base *wed-, *wod-, *ud- ‘wet’ (source also of English otter, water and wet), in which case winter would be etymologically the ‘wet’ season. But an alternative theory traces it back to Indo- European *wind- ‘white’ (source of Breton gwenn, Welsh gwyn – which may underlie English penguin – and Irish fionn ‘white’), in which case it would denote the ‘white’ season.
winter (n.): Old English winter (plural wintru), "the fourth and coldest season of the year, winter," from Proto-Germanic *wintruz "winter" (cognates: Old Frisian, Dutch winter, Old Saxon, Old High German wintar, German winter, Danish and Swedish vinter, Gothic wintrus, Old Norse vetr "winter"), probably literally "the wet season," from PIE *wend-, from root *wed- (1) "water, wet" (see water (n.1)). On another old guess, cognate with Gaulish vindo-, Old Irish find "white."

As an adjective in Old English. The Anglo-Saxons counted years in "winters," as in Old English ænetre "one-year-old;" and wintercearig, which might mean either "winter-sad" or "sad with years." Old Norse Vetrardag, first day of winter, was the Saturday that fell between Oct. 10 and 16.
winter (v.): "to pass the winter (in some place)," late 14c., from winter (n.). Related: Wintered; wintering.

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例句和用法

1. If unused, winter radishes run to seed in spring.: 如果不去动的话，冬萝卜会在春天开花结籽。

2. He has almost certainly blown his chance of touring India this winter.: 他几乎肯定失去了今冬去印度旅行的机会。

3. Winter weather can leave you feeling fatigued and tired.: 冬季会让人感觉疲乏无力。

4. Sweden is lovely in summer— cold beyond belief in winter.: 瑞典的夏天非常宜人——冬天却冷得让人难以置信。

5. The sudden onset of winter caused havoc with rail and air transport.: 冬天的突然降临让铁路和航空运输系统陷入混乱。