释义 |
dit I. transitive verb or ditt \ˈdit\ (ditted ; ditted ; ditting ; dits or ditts) Etymology: Middle English ditten, from Old English dyttan; akin to Icelandic dytta to repair, stop up (as a crack) — more at dot Scotland : to close up : obstruct the course of II. noun (-s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by ditty) of Middle English dite, from Middle French dit word, speech, poem, song, from Latin dictum saying, dictum — more at dictum archaic : ditty, song III. \ˈdē\ noun (plural dits \-ē(z)\) Etymology: French, from Old French, word, speech, poem, song : a short usually didactic sometimes satirical poem in old French literature often dealing with homely subjects IV. \ˈdit, usu -id.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: imitative : a dot in radio or telegraphic code — used by operators as an oral representation of the transmitted sound; compare dah |