checkered

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of checker form-of,participle,past
形容词 adj.
  1. Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.
    — That is a checkered tablecloth.
  2. Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures. figuratively
    — “What a checkered career!” said Newman.

词形变化

more checkered comparative most checkered superlative chequered alternative,UK chequered alternative,UK

词汇关系

衍生词
checkered flag green-white-checkered uncheckered
相关词
checked chequered

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English check
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English checker
English -ed
English checkered
From checker + -ed.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English check
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English checker
English -ed
English checkered
From checker + -ed.
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