forestay

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship
动词 v.
  1. To stay beforehand; secure or fasten with or as with a forestay. transitive
    — Anna decided not to press that subject and forestayed her mind to change tack.
  2. To stay, delay, postpone, or hinder beforehand; forestall; prevent. transitive
    — It is reasonable to suppose that further research into the complex bio-chemistry of the blood will result in more satisfactory substitutes for plasma than are now available and thereby death may be more easily forestayed.

词形变化

forestays plural forstay alternative forestays present,singular,third-person forestaying participle,present forestayed participle,past forestayed past forstay alternative forestays present,singular,third-person forestaying participle,present forestayed participle,past forestayed past forstay alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English forstay, forstey, vorstey, equivalent to fore- + stay (“a stay, rope”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
English fore-
English stay
English forestay
From fore- + stay (“to hold off, postpone, delay”).
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