keen

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /kiːn/    美 /kin/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A prolonged wail for a deceased person.
    — [S]he went so swiftly that he could only follow her to the door. The large shape of the car swallowed her up; and the car twisted softly around the little drive and away to the London road. Minutes later he heard its Klaxon, just one sharp keen, like the harsh cry of a sea-bird.
动词 v.
  1. To make cold, to sharpen. rare,transitive
    — This is the pureſt exerciſe of health, / The kind refreſher of the ſummer-heats; / Nor, when cold Winter keens the brightening flood, / Would I weak-ſhivering linger on the brink.
  2. To utter a keen. intransitive
    — Last night he had put down too much Potheen / (A vulgar blend of Methyl and Benzene) / That, at some Wake, he might the better keen. / (Keen—meaning 'brisk'? Nay, here the Language warps: / 'Tis singing bawdy Ballads to a Corpse.)
  3. To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry. transitive
    — Pelicans fly below us with stiffly formal strokes, and gulls wheel and keen.
  4. To mourn. transitive
    — I keened my Gran, I keened my babies, but then my words poured out of my grief. I don't have the full heart like that for Owen, sorry as I am for his goin. Without the heavy grief on me I can maybe think of the words easier.
形容词 adj.
  1. Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. Commonwealth
    — I’m keen on computers.
    I like you.
  2. Fierce, intense, vehement.
    — This boy has a keen appetite.
  3. Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
    — The tongues of mocking wenches are as keen As is the Razors edge, inuisible: […]
  4. Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
    — For when we rage, aduiſe is often ſeene By blunting vs to make our wits more keene.
  5. Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
    — keen satire or sarcasm
  6. Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
    — a keen wind
  7. Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive. UK
  8. Marvelous. US,dated,informal
    — I just got this peachy keen new dress.
  9. Brave, courageous; audacious, bold. obsolete

词形变化

keener comparative more keen comparative keenest superlative most keen superlative keene alternative kene alternative keens present,singular,third-person keening participle,present keened participle,past keened past keene alternative kene alternative keens plural keens present,singular,third-person keening participle,present keened participle,past keened past

词汇关系

近义词
penetrating shrewd
衍生词
keen as a bean keen as a Jew keen as knives keen as mustard keenly keenness keeno keen on keen-witted overkeen peachy keen peachy keen jelly bean treat 'em mean to keep 'em keen unkeen young and keen
相关词
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词源

词源 1
From Middle English kene (“bold, brave, sharp”), from Old English cēne (“keen, fierce, bold, brave, warlike, powerful; learned, clever, wise”), from Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“knowledgeable, skilful, experienced, clever, capable”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Cognate with Danish køn (“handsome, pretty”), Dutch kien (“smart, wise, able”), koen (“daring, valiant, doughty, courageous”), German kühn (“bold, daring, audacious, hardy, valiant, venturesome”), Icelandic kænn (“wise, crafty, clever, able”), Faroese kønur (“expert (in, on), experienced, skilful, able, capable”), Scots keen (“lively, brisk; avaricious”). Related to Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”). More at cunning, can.
词源 2
From Irish caoin (“to lament, keen”).
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