bald

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/bɔːld/|/boːld/|/bəʊld/|[bɒʊld]|[bɒld]    /boːld/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Appalachia
  2. A bald person. uncommon
    — Brn hair eyes & stache sks same 28-38 for gd times fun frndship & or possibly more near Waltham area no balds drugs queens kinky scenes fats or pot smokg.
动词 v.
  1. To become bald. intransitive
  2. To make bald. transitive
    — He looked like a new Army recruit. "You've balded me!" he cried. He was so mad and hurt. He told Mom he wasn't going back to school until his hair grew out.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
    — My uncle is bald.
  2. Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.; Having little or no hair on the head, or having a large area of bare scalp on top of the head. specifically
    — a bald man with a moustache
  3. Of animals, having areas (of fur or plumage) that are colored white, especially on the head.
  4. Of hair, nonexistent.
    — All my grandmothers are bald, all the way back to Tilly. Grandma Tilly from 1721. Full head of bald hair.
  5. Lacking any covering. figuratively
    — The bald cypress is a tree that loses its leaves in winter.
  6. Of a tyre, whose surface is worn away. figuratively
  7. Of a statement or account, unembellished. figuratively
    — Such is a bald statement of the singular and romantic series of events which centred public attention upon this Lancashire tragedy.
  8. Of a statement, without evidence or support being provided. figuratively
    — The plaintiff in this case must satisfy the judge that she has visible means, the mere bald statement that she has visible means is not suflicient.

词形变化

balder comparative baldest superlative balds plural balds present,singular,third-person balding participle,present balded participle,past balded past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.
Proto-Germanic *balluz
Old English *beall
Middle English bal?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰḗlH-o-m
Proto-Germanic *bēlą
Proto-West Germanic *bāl
Old English bæl?
Middle English balled
English bald
From Middle English balled, ballid, bald (“bald”), of uncertain origin. Probably formed from Middle English bal, balle (“ball, round object, knoll, head”). Compare Old Danish bældet (“bald”).
An alternate etymology has Old English bǣl (“fire, flame; funeral pyre”), from Proto-Germanic *bēlą. Compare Albanian balë (“white spot on the forehead”) and ballë (“forehead”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.
Proto-Germanic *balluz
Old English *beall
Middle English bal?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰḗlH-o-m
Proto-Germanic *bēlą
Proto-West Germanic *bāl
Old English bæl?
Middle English balled
English bald
From Middle English balled, ballid, bald (“bald”), of uncertain origin. Probably formed from Middle English bal, balle (“ball, round object, knoll, head”). Compare Old Danish bældet (“bald”).
An alternate etymology has Old English bǣl (“fire, flame; funeral pyre”), from Proto-Germanic *bēlą. Compare Albanian balë (“white spot on the forehead”) and ballë (“forehead”).
词源 3
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.
Proto-Germanic *balluz
Old English *beall
Middle English bal?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰḗlH-o-m
Proto-Germanic *bēlą
Proto-West Germanic *bāl
Old English bæl?
Middle English balled
English bald
From Middle English balled, ballid, bald (“bald”), of uncertain origin. Probably formed from Middle English bal, balle (“ball, round object, knoll, head”). Compare Old Danish bældet (“bald”).
An alternate etymology has Old English bǣl (“fire, flame; funeral pyre”), from Proto-Germanic *bēlą. Compare Albanian balë (“white spot on the forehead”) and ballë (“forehead”).
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