inlet

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
  2. A passage that leads into a cavity.
    — 1748. David Hume, An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 15. by opening this new inlet for sensations, you also open an inlet for the ideas;
动词 v.
  1. To let in; admit. transitive
  2. To insert; inlay. transitive
    — The team said that many of the bones unearthed were the remains of children, leading them to believe the practice of deforming skulls “may have been inlet and dangerous.”
  3. To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.

词形变化

inlets plural inlets present,singular,third-person inletting participle,present inlet participle,past inlet past

词汇关系

近义词
inlet
上位词
body of water landform
下位词
bay cove fjord estuary sound lagoon marsh canal channel
衍生词
inleted inlet manifold inlet valve

词源

词源 1
From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).
词源 2
From Middle English inleten, equivalent to in- + let. Cognate with Dutch inlaten (“to let in, admit”), Low German inlaten (“to let in”), German einlassen (“to admit, let in”), Swedish inlåta (“to enter, engage”).
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