black-blanket:亮瞎了是看见黑还是白呢?
【造词理据】拟声词。源自PIE词根*bhel-(闪耀shine)。因为闪耀的光,经常被描述成"唰地亮了“,无声的闪光引起人们对声音的联想,这被叫作次要拟声。闪光刺眼的后果是眼前一片空白(blank),什么也看不见。因为黑暗、漆黑的环境也让人看不见,所以也被用来指黑色、黑暗(black)。
【例句】Edward is in his pale face, messy black hair, alternative Leather the earththrough the gaudy, eventually return to his own identity.爱德华就是以他苍白的面容、凌乱的黑发、另类的皮装穿过艳俗的尘世,终究回归了自我。
【同根词】beluga; Beltane; black; blancmange; blanch; blank; blanket; blaze (n.1) "bright flame, fire;" bleach; bleak; blemish; blench; blende; blend; blind; blindfold; blitzkrieg; blond; blue (adj.1); blush; conflagration; deflagration; effulgence; effulgent; flagrant; flambe; flambeau; flamboyant; flame; flamingo; flammable; Flavian; Flavius; fulgent; fulminate; inflame; inflammable; phlegm; phlegmatic; phlogiston; phlox; purblind; refulgent; riboflavin.
【造词理据】复合词,由black+board(木板)组成。board源自古日耳曼语词根*burdam(砍)。疑为拟声词,造词理据与前文讲过的bit类似,模仿劈砍的声音,借指劈开,在这里指劈开树木做成的木板。
【例句】A few children were standing on the platform, trying to hold up the blackboardwith their very small body.
讲台前站着七八个孩子,用他们小小的身体挡住黑板。
【同根词】board相关的词汇:aboard aboveboard baseboard bed-board billboard blackboard boarder board-game boarding boardroom boardwalk bordello border buckboard cabinet cardboard chalkboard chess-board clipboard cupboard
【造词理据】拟声词,与blaspheme有关,原指说一些怪话,用来表示对神和神圣的事物有辱骂或不忠诚的态度。可能是宗教人士不愿直接描述那些怪话,而用类似“呜呜呜呜”模糊的声音代指。
【例句】Finally the police summoned me for hours of questioning. They asked me to signa statement never to blame the police again for its abuses.
最后警方传唤我,讯问了好几个小时,并要求我签署一份永不再谴责警方虐待的声明。
【同根词】相关词汇:blame blasphemy
【造词理据】拟声词。详见black。这里指空白的,也可以全黑的。
【例句】James knew there was no room for negotiation, and he tried to close your eyes,mind blank.
詹姆斯知道没有商量的余地了,他使劲地闭上眼睛,脑中一片空白。
【同根词】见black。
【造词理据】-et是后缀。原指一种服装原料,后来指一种带有细毛的白色呢绒(白布),可用来制作各种衣物。与blank、black同源,指最初没有什么花纹的毛毯,后泛指各种毛毯和毛毯制品。因为毛毯多用来裹身体,引申指全包括的、综合的。
【例句】The cushions patted her body down in a rather comforting way, kind of like achild's blanket.垫子拍拍她的身体,而不是在一个舒适的方式,就像一个孩子的毛毯。
【同根词】见black、blank。
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