释义 |
bin·na·cle I. \ˈbinə̇kəl, -nēk-\ noun (-s) Etymology: alteration (perhaps influenced by bin) of earlier bittacle, from Middle English bitakle, from Old Portuguese bitácola, or Old Spanish bitácula, from Latin habitaculum dwelling place, from habitare to dwell — more at habit : a case, box, or stand containing a ship's compass and a lamp II. noun also bin·ne·kill \“\ (-s) Etymology: Dutch binnenkil, from binnen within + kil channel — more at bilander, kill in New York & Pennsylvania : a secondary channel of a stream |