knack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 readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.

— These men had some uncanny knack of knowing when the steel was right, and like many such things, it just could not be put into a textbook on the subject.
A petty contrivance; a toy.
Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity.

动词 v.

To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink. UK,dialectal,obsolete

— If they hear the Beads knack upon each other, that's enough.
To speak affectedly.

词形变化

knacks plural knacks present,singular,third-person knacking participle,present knacked participle,past knacked past

词汇关系

衍生词

knackish knackless knacky

词源

词源 1

Late Middle English, use as "special skill" from 1580. Possibly from 14th century Middle English krak, knack (“a sharp sound or blow”), knakke, knakken, from Middle Low German and of imitative origin, similar to Dutch knak (“snap, crack”). Latter cognate to German knacken (“to crack”). See also crack.

词源 2

Late Middle English, use as "special skill" from 1580. Possibly from 14th century Middle English krak, knack (“a sharp sound or blow”), knakke, knakken, from Middle Low German and of imitative origin, similar to Dutch knak (“snap, crack”). Latter cognate to German knacken (“to crack”). See also crack.