inset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 smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.

— a map of the whole state with city maps as insets
Anything inserted.
A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.
A modular microphone that can be removed from a telephone handset without disassembly.

— Microphone insets can deteriorate and older examples may produce a permanent frying noise.
An opening partway down a shaft, giving access to the intermediate levels.

动词 v.

To set in; infix or implant. transitive
To insert something. transitive
To add an inset to something. transitive

形容词 adj.

Having been inset.

— the inset diamonds

词形变化

insets present,singular,third-person insetting participle,present inset participle,past inset past insetted participle,past insetted past insets plural further inset comparative farther inset comparative furthest inset superlative farthest inset superlative

词源

词源 1

From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- + set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).

词源 2

From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- + set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).

词源 3

From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- + set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).