| 单词 | moccasin |
| 释义 | moccasin (once / 1924 pages) n If you lose a moccasin on your way to work, it means you'll be walking around with only one shoe all day. A moccasin is a soft leather slip-on shoe. Virginian Algonquins get credit for the word moccasin, though a relative of it existed in other American Indian languages to designate a leather shoe so elegant in design that it's now known around the world. Less well known, perhaps, is the correct spelling, which you see here. Everyone seems to know there's a double letter but fewer remember that it's the c, not the s. WORD FAMILYmoccasin: moccasins USAGE EXAMPLESThey wore a uniform of a red wool cap, deerskin moccasins, leggings and an Indian belt. New York Times(Oct 21, 2016) "Everything. All kinds of stuff. Snakes, water moccasins, maybe a gator. Trash, debris. There's probably all type of metal and glass in here," he said. US News(Oct 14, 2016) Tongues flicking, some of the moccasins extended to their full lengths while others coiled sluggishly. Carl Hiaasen, Hoot(2002) n soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans Syn|Hyper mocassin shoe footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material |
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