| 释义 |
can·ton
I. \ˈkantən, -ˈaa-, -ntən; ˈka(a)n.ˌtän, (ˈ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
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Etymology: Middle French, from Old Provençal, from cant edge, from Latin cantus, canthus iron ring round a carriage wheel — more at cant (angle)
1. obsolete : division, part, section; especially : corner
2. [Middle French, from Italian cantone, from canto corner, from Latin cantus, canthus]
a. : a small territorial division of a country
b. : a district or local governing unit: as
(1) : one of the states of the Swiss confederation
(2) : a division of a French arrondissement
3.
a. : the area in the upper inner corner of a flag; specifically : a rectangular division occupying the upper inner corner of a flag, usually comprising one fourth or less of its surface, and usually containing the national or other device — compare union 4
b. : any one of the four quarters of the surface of a flag
4.
a.
(1) : a rectangular division of a heraldic field usually placed in the dexter chief
(2) : the dexter chief region of a heraldic field
b. : any one of the spaces left in the four corners of a heraldic field by a cross; specifically : the dexter chief canton
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. \“\ : to divide into parts : portion; specifically : to divide into cantons or districts — often used with out
2. \(ˈ)ka(a)n.|tōn, -tän, kən.ˈt- also ˈka(a)ntən or -ntən; Brit usu, US sometimes (ˈ)ka(a)n.|tün or kən.ˈt-\ [French cantonner, from canton part of a country] : to allot quarters to (as to a body of troops) : quarter
intransitive verb
\pronounced like vt 2\ of troops : to take up quarters
III. \ˈkan.ˌtän, -ˈaa-, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Canton, city in S.E. China
: of or from the city of Canton, China : of the kind or style prevalent in Canton : cantonese
IV. \ˈkantən, -ˈaa-, -tən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Canton, city in Ohio
: of or from the city of Canton, Ohio
< a Canton product >
: of the kind or style prevalent in Canton
V. \like canton III\ noun
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Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: probably from Canton, city in S.E. China
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