halter
英 ['hɔːltə]
美['hɔltɚ]
- n. 缰绳；绞索
- vt. 给…套上缰绳；束缚
- n. (Halter)人名；(德、罗)哈尔特；(法)阿尔泰；(英)霍尔特
词态变化
复数: halters;
助记提示
1. "that by which something is held".
2. hold => halt => halter.
2. hold => halt => halter.
中文词源
halter 马的笼头，女式露背装的绕颈系带
来自古英语haelftre,牵马绳，马笼头，来自PIE*kelp,握住，抓住，词源同helm,helve.引申词义女式露背装的绕颈系带。
英文词源
- halter (n.)
- Old English hælfter "rope for leading a horse," from Proto-Germanic *halftra- "that by which something is held" (cognates: Old Saxon haliftra "halter," Old High German halftra, Middle Dutch halfter), from suffixed form of PIE *kelp- "to hold, grasp" (see helve). Also "hangman's noose" (mid-15c.). In women's clothing sense, originally "strap attached to the top of a backless bodice and looped around the neck," 1935, later extended to the tops themselves.
双语例句
- 1. She was dressed in a halter top and shorts.
- 她穿着三角背心和短裤。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. We must lead an ox by the halter.
- 牵牛要牵牛鼻子.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. Name not a halter in his house that hanged himself.
- (谚语)房里有人吊死,千万别提绳子.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Two colored boys walk by , leading a mule by the halter.
- 两个黑人小伙子牵着一头驴子走过.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The groom unsnaps the halter.
- 马夫把缰绳解开.
来自辞典例句