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单词 ajar
释义

ajar1

/əˈdʒɑː /
adverb & adjective
(Of a door or other opening) slightly open: [as adverb]: the home help had left the window ajar [as predicative adjective]: the door to the sitting room was ajar...
  • I was in a hospital and I saw that my door was open slightly ajar.
  • The one window was open and the door stood slightly ajar, yet she did not get the impression that the house was abandoned.
  • There was a window that was slightly ajar, to a room with an open door, where the two ARC men were holding a conversation.

Synonyms

slightly open, half open, agape;
unfastened, unlatched, unlocked, unsecured, off the latch

Origin

Late 17th century: from a-2 'on' + obsolete char (Old English cerr) 'a turn, return'.

  • In this strange word a- ‘on’ is prefixed to obsolete char, which in Old English was cerr, meaning ‘a turn, return’.

Rhymes

ajar2

/əˈdʒɑː /
adverb archaic
In a jarring state; unharmonious.What seems ajar is the loving family's refusal to acknowledge her boyfriend and her acceptance of this, albeit resentful....
  • I wonder at my life, it seems ajar. Is it so bad to long for relationship? Will He grant me kindred heart fellowship?
  • We, as human beings, tend to dismiss something as soon as one small piece seems AJAR!!!

Origin

Mid 19th century: from a-2 'in, at' + jar2.

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