chequer

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
  2. Alternative spelling of checker. UK,alt-of,alternative
动词 v.
  1. Alternative spelling of checker. UK,alt-of,alternative
    — Our minds are, as it were, chequered with truth and falsehood.

词形变化

chequers plural chequers present,singular,third-person chequering participle,present chequered participle,past chequered past

词源

词源 1
See checker.
(fruit): Apparently in allusion to the chequered or spotted appearance of the fruit. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “the surmises that chequer may be a corruption of choker, and that ‘choker’ may once have been the name, are gratuitous.”
词源 2
See checker.
(fruit): Apparently in allusion to the chequered or spotted appearance of the fruit. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “the surmises that chequer may be a corruption of choker, and that ‘choker’ may once have been the name, are gratuitous.”
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