knell
英 [nel]
美[n?l]
- n. 喪鐘聲；兇兆；哀傷的聲音
- vi. 鳴喪鐘；預(yù)報兇兆；發(fā)出哀傷之聲
- vt. 敲喪鐘召集
暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?knells;
中文詞源
knell 喪鐘聲
來自古英語cnyll,緩慢而沉重的鐘聲，擬聲詞。引申詞義喪鐘聲。拼寫可能受bell影響。
英文詞源
- knell (n.)
- Old English cnyll "sound made by a bell when struck or rung slowly," perhaps of imitative origin. The Welsh cnull "death-bell" appears to be a borrowing from English. For vowel evolution, see bury.
- knell (v.)
- Old English cnyllan "to toll a bell; strike, knock," cognate with Middle High German erknellen "to resound," Old Norse knylla "to beat, thrash;" probably imitative. Related: Knelled; knelling.
雙語例句
- 1. The tax increase sounded the death knell for the business.
- 稅賦的增加為這個企業(yè)敲響了喪鐘。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's going to be the death knell of the red deer.
- 這將導(dǎo)致馬鹿的滅絕。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The arrival of large supermarkets sounded the death knell of many small local shops.
- 大型超市的出現(xiàn)宣告了許多地方小商店的終結(jié).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. That is the death knell of the British Empire.
- 這是不列顛帝國的喪鐘.
來自辭典例句
- 5. At first he thought it was a death knell.
- 起初,他以為是死亡的喪鐘敲響了.
來自辭典例句