sentinel
英 ['sent?n(?)l]
美['s?nt?nl]
- n. 哨兵
- vt. 守衛，放哨
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?sentinels;
中文詞源
sentinel 哨兵
來自中古法語 sentinelle,來自拉丁語 sentinella,哨兵，可能來自拉丁語 sentire,感覺，聽，看， 詞源同 sense.
英文詞源
- sentinel (n.)
- 1570s, from Middle French sentinelle (16c.), from Italian sentinella "a sentinel." OED says "No convincing etymology of the It. word has been proposed," but perhaps (via a notion of "perceive, watch"), from sentire "to hear," from Latin sentire "feel, perceive by the senses" (see sense (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. a tall round tower standing sentinel over the river
- 鎮守在河邊的一座高高的圓塔
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. We gave the watchword, and the sentinel let us pass.
- 我們說出口令, 哨兵就把我們放過去了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. The lone sentinel walked toward his post.
- 憂愁的哨兵走向崗哨.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. SENTINEL? Model 880 source projectors are portable, lightweight and compact industrial radiographic exposure devices.
- 進口工業網SENTINEL? 880型號激光投射器便攜式設計 、 小巧輕盈,并具有緊湊的工業設計外殼.
來自互聯網
- 5. A lady in full feather approached the sentinel on the sward.
- 一個衣著華麗的女人走近了草地上的哨兵.
來自辭典例句