bain

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A bath. obsolete
    — THus was sir Tramtryst longe there wel cherysshed / with the kynge and the quene /[…]/ So vpon a daye / the quene and la beale Isoud made a bayne for syre Tramtryst / And whan he was in his bayne / the quene and Isoud her doughter romed vp & doune in the chamber / and there whyles Gouernail and Heles attendyd vpon Tramtryst
形容词 adj.
  1. Ready; willing. dialectal
  2. Direct; near; short; gain. dialectal
    — That is the bainest way.
  3. Limber; pliant; flexible.
副词 adv.
  1. Readily; willingly. dialectal
  2. Nearby; at hand. dialectal

词形变化

more bain comparative most bain superlative bane alternative more bain comparative most bain superlative bane alternative bains plural bane alternative,obsolete bayne alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
bainly

词源

词源 1
From Middle English bain, bayne, bayn, beyn (“direct, prompt”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight, right, favourable, advantageous, convenient, friendly, fair, keen”).
词源 2
From Middle English bayne~baine, from Old French bain, from Latin baneum, variant of balneum. Doublet of bagnio, balaneion, and banya.
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