boulder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 large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
A particle greater than 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
A large marble, in children's games.

— There were four sizes of marbles and we called them boulders, biggies, regulars, and teenies.
A session of bouldering; involvement in bouldering.

动词 v.

To engage in bouldering. ambitransitive

— He bouldered a route in the same area with ease. Mitchell, 11, was hanging with the older kids in an area where bouldering nearly upside down seemed to be....

词形变化

boulders plural bowlder alternative,archaic bulder alternative,obsolete boulders present,singular,third-person bouldering participle,present bouldered participle,past bouldered past bowlder alternative,archaic bulder alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

下位词

boulderstone river boulder

衍生词

boulderless boulderlike bouldery

词源

词源 1

From late Middle English bulder, short for Middle English bulder ston (“a stone that's been worn into a round shape, boulder, cobblestone”), possibly from Old Swedish *buldersten, itself possibly from Old Swedish bulder (“rumble, noise”) + sten (“stone”); whence dialectal Swedish bullersten (“large stone in a stream, causing water to roar around it”). The first element may alternatively be allied to Old Swedish bulle, bolle (“round drinking vessel, tumbler”), from Old Norse bolli, related to Old English bolla (“round object, bowl”), see English bowl.

词源 2

From late Middle English bulder, short for Middle English bulder ston (“a stone that's been worn into a round shape, boulder, cobblestone”), possibly from Old Swedish *buldersten, itself possibly from Old Swedish bulder (“rumble, noise”) + sten (“stone”); whence dialectal Swedish bullersten (“large stone in a stream, causing water to roar around it”). The first element may alternatively be allied to Old Swedish bulle, bolle (“round drinking vessel, tumbler”), from Old Norse bolli, related to Old English bolla (“round object, bowl”), see English bowl.