英语词汇“spades”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, going back to Old English spadu, spædu, spade (plural spadan), going back to Germanic *spaðōn- (whence also Old Saxon spado "digging implement, spade," Old Frisian spada, early Modern German Spaten, Icelandic spaði), akin to Greek spáthē "any of various blade-like implements or objects," both going back to Indo-European *sph₂-dh-, perhaps a suffixed derivative of the verbal base *speh₂- "draw, pull out" — more at spasm

Note: Hittite išpann-, išpatar "spit, skewer" has also been compared, though according to Jaan Puhvel the stem would reflect *speh₂-tr- rather than *speh₂-dhr- (see Hittite Etymological Dictionary, vol. 1/2, pp. 450-51). Probably also relevant are Sanskrit sphya- "shoulder blade," Khotanese phvai "spade, shovel," perhaps reflecting *sph₂-i-o- (for further Indo-Iranian forms see Manfred Mayrhofer, Kurzgefasstes etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen, 3. Band, p. 547; H.W. Bailey, Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, 1979, p. 264).

Verb

verbal derivative of spade entry 1

Noun (2)

Italian spada or Spanish espada broadsword; both from Latin spatha, from Greek spathē blade

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (2)

circa 1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

单词	spades
释义	spade 1 of 3 noun (1) ˈspād 1 : a digging implement adapted for being pushed into the ground with the foot 2 : a spade-shaped instrument spadeful ˈspād-ˌfu̇l noun spade 2 of 3 verb spaded; spading transitive verb : to dig up or out or shape with or as if with a spade intransitive verb : to use a spade spader noun spade 3 of 3 noun (2) 1 a : a black figure that resembles a stylized spearhead on each playing card of one of the four suits also : a card marked with this figure b spades plural in form but singular or plural in construction : the suit comprising cards marked with spades 2 offensive —used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a Black person Phrases in spades : to an unusually great degree : in the extreme Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English, going back to Old English spadu, spædu, spade (plural spadan), going back to Germanic spaðōn- (whence also Old Saxon spado* "digging implement, spade," Old Frisian spada, early Modern German Spaten, Icelandic spaði), akin to Greek spáthē "any of various blade-like implements or objects," both going back to Indo-European sph₂-dh-, perhaps a suffixed derivative of the verbal base speh₂- "draw, pull out" — more at spasm Note: Hittite išpann-, išpatar "spit, skewer" has also been compared, though according to Jaan Puhvel the stem would reflect speh₂-tr- rather than speh₂-dhr- (see Hittite Etymological Dictionary, vol. 1/2, pp. 450-51). Probably also relevant are Sanskrit sphya- "shoulder blade," Khotanese phvai "spade, shovel," perhaps reflecting sph₂-i-o- (for further Indo-Iranian forms see Manfred Mayrhofer, Kurzgefasstes etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen,* 3. Band, p. 547; H.W. Bailey, Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, 1979, p. 264). Verb verbal derivative of spade entry 1 Noun (2) Italian spada or Spanish espada broadsword; both from Latin spatha, from Greek spathē blade First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb circa 1647, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Noun (2) circa 1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Phrases Containing spade spade beard call a spade a spade spade beard call a spade a spade Kids Definition spade noun ˈspād : a digging tool with a long handle that has a flat blade which can be pushed into the ground with the foot spades verb present tense third-person singular of spade as in scoops Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance scoops mines shovels claws dredges grubs burrows quarries delves digs in excavates digs Antonyms & Near Antonyms fills (in) smooths (out or over) smoothes (out or over)
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spade

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verb

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Word History

Phrases Containing spade

Kids Definition

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