释义 |
cain I. \ˈkān\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after Cain, the eldest son of Adam and the first murderer, described in Gen 4, from Hebrew Qayin : trouble, disturbance, uproar — used chiefly in the phrase raise Cain < the children were raising Cain upstairs > < if I'm late again the boss will raise Cain > II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English cane, from Scottish Gaelic cāin rent; akin to Middle Irish cāin law, probably from Late Latin canon decree, tribute, from Latin, model — more at canon Scotland : animals or produce of the land paid as a rent in kind |