beckon英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A sign made without words; a beck.

— At the first beckon.
A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them.

动词 v.

To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer. ambitransitive

— His distant friends, he beckons near.
To seem attractive and inviting. ambitransitive

— How the gentle wind / Beckons through the leaves / As autumn colors fall

词形变化

beckons present,singular,third-person beckoning participle,present beckoned participle,past beckoned past beckons plural

词汇关系

衍生词

beckoner unbeckoned

词源

词源 1

From Middle English bekenen, beknen, becnen, beknien, from Old English bēacnian, bēcnian, bīecnan (“to signal; beckon”), from Proto-West Germanic *bauknōn, *bauknijan (“to signal”), from *baukn (“signal; beacon”). Cognate with Old Saxon bōknian, Old High German bouhnen, Old Norse bákna. More at beacon.

词源 2

From Middle English bekenen, beknen, becnen, beknien, from Old English bēacnian, bēcnian, bīecnan (“to signal; beckon”), from Proto-West Germanic *bauknōn, *bauknijan (“to signal”), from *baukn (“signal; beacon”). Cognate with Old Saxon bōknian, Old High German bouhnen, Old Norse bákna. More at beacon.