prune
英 [pru?n]
美[prun]
- vi. 刪除；減少
- vt. 修剪；刪除；剪去
- n. 深紫紅色；傻瓜；李子干
- n. (Prune)人名；(羅)普魯內(nèi)
CET6TEM4GRE中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?prunes;第三人稱單數(shù):?prunes;過去式:?pruned;過去分詞:?pruned;現(xiàn)在分詞:?pruning;
助記提示
1. prune <=====> plum (同源詞，Change of pr- to pl- is peculiar to Germanic.)
2. prune <=====> preen.
3. 諧音“破蘆嗯、破蘆呢”-----剪破、修剪蘆葦。
4. perhaps from pro- + round => *pround => *prund => prun- + -e => prune "cut in a rounded shape in front".
2. prune <=====> preen.
3. 諧音“破蘆嗯、破蘆呢”-----剪破、修剪蘆葦。
4. perhaps from pro- + round => *pround => *prund => prun- + -e => prune "cut in a rounded shape in front".
中文詞源
prune 梅子干，李子干
來自拉丁語pruna,李子，來自希臘語proumnon,李子。
prune 修剪樹枝，裁剪，精減來自古法語proignier,剪枝，給鳥修剪羽毛，來自pro-,向前，rotundus,圓的，詞源同round,rotate. 即使圓潤(rùn)，剪掉枝椏，引申詞義裁剪，精減等。脫落字母t,習(xí)慣性插入字母g.
英文詞源
- prune
- prune: English has two distinct words prune. The older, ‘dried plum’ [14], is ultimately the same word as plum, and indeed in the 16th and 17th century was often used for ‘plum’. It comes via Old French prune from Vulgar Latin *prūna, which also gave English (through Germanic) plum. Prune ‘cut off unneeded parts’ [15] denotes etymologically ‘cut in a rounded shape in front’. It comes via Old French proignier from Vulgar Latin *prōrotundiāre, a compound verb formed from the Latin prefix prō- ‘in front’ and rotundus ‘round’ (source of English rotund and round).
=> plum; rotund, round - prune (n.)
- mid-14c., "a plum," also "a dried plum" (c. 1200 in place name Prunhill), from Old French pronne "plum" (13c.), from Vulgar Latin *pruna, fem. singular formed from Latin pruna, neuter plural of prunum "a plum," by dissimilation from Greek proumnon, from a language of Asia Minor. Slang meaning "disagreeable or disliked person" is from 1895. Prune juice is from 1807.
- prune (v.)
- early 15c., prouyne, from Old French proignier "cut back (vines), prune" (Modern French provigner), of unknown origin. Perhaps [Watkins] from Gallo-Roman *pro-retundiare "cut in a rounded shape in front," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + *retundiare "round off," from Latin rotundus (see round (adj.)). Klein suggests the Old French word is from provain "layer of a vine," from Latin propago (see prop (n.1)).
Or the Middle English word might be identical with the falconry term proinen, proynen "trim the feather with the beak" (late 14c.), source of preen [Barnhart]. Related: Pruned; pruning. Pruning hook is from 1610s; pruning knife from 1580s.
雙語例句
- 1. You have to prune a bush if you want fruit.
- 如果想讓灌木結(jié)果，就必須進(jìn)行修剪。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Prune rambling roses when the flowers have faded.
- 花朵凋謝后要剪除雜生的玫瑰枝。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. There is no best way to prune.
- 沒有最好的修剪方法。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. When should you prune apple trees?
- 蘋果樹應(yīng)該什么時(shí)候剪枝？
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. Compare clip, pare , prune , trim and shave.
- 試比較clip、pare 、 prune 、 trim、shave這幾個(gè)詞.
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