| 释义 |
jet·ty
I. \ˈjed.]ē, -et], ]i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English getee, jette, from Middle French jetee action of throwing or thrusting, jetty, from feminine of jeté, past participle of jeter to throw — more at jet
1.
a. : a structure (as a pier or mole of wood or stone) extended into a sea, lake, or river to influence the current or tide or to protect a harbor; also : a protecting frame of a pier
b. : a landing wharf or pier often of framed woodwork
2. : a part of a building that projects beyond the rest
< one of the most common features of New England colonial architecture was the overhanging second story or jetty as it was called — H.S.Morrison >
3. : a protecting outwork : bastion, bulwark
4. dialect England : a narrow passage or raised footpath
Synonyms: see wharf
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
1. : project, jut — used especially of a part of a building
2. : to extend like a jetty for a distance into a body of water
< the great Municipal Pier which jetties out nearly a mile into the lake — Time >
III. adjective
Etymology: jet (I) + -y
: having the color jet black
< the sky was of a jetty black, and the stars were brilliantly visible — E.A.Poe >
< a wine-red lined cowl which she wore demurely over her jetty hair — Herman Wouk > |