abut

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /əˈbʌt/    美 /əˈbʌt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) intransitive
    — It was a time when Germany still abutted upon Russia.
  2. To lean against on one end; to end on, of a part of a building or wall. intransitive
  3. To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to. transitive
    — For quotations using this term, see Citations:abut.

词形变化

abuts present,singular,third-person abutting participle,present abutted participle,past abutted past abutt alternative abuts present,singular,third-person abutting participle,present abutted participle,past abutted past abutt alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
abutment abuttal abutter

词源

词源 1
From Middle English abutten, from Medieval Latin abuttare and Old French abuter, aboter, abouter (“to touch at one end, to come to an end, aim, reach”), from Old French but (“end, aim, purpose”); akin to Old Norse butr (“piece of wood”). Equivalent to a- (“to”) + butt (“boundary mark”).
词源 2
From Middle English abutten, from Old French aboter (“to touch at one end, border on”), abouter (“to join end to end”), abuter (“to buttress, to put an end to”), from a- (“towards”) + bout (“end”), boter, bouter (“to strike”), buter (“to strike, finish”). Equivalent to a- (“towards, change to”) + butt (“push”)
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