patter

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpæt.ə/    美 /ˈpæt.ɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface.
    — I could hear the patter of mice running about in the dark.
  2. Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, a sports commentator, or a salesperson with a slick style of selling. countable,uncountable
    — sales patter
  3. One who pats.
    — I used to hate head patters, and I have realized that all children dislike being patted on the head.
动词 v.
  1. To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.
    — The bullets pattered into the log-cabin walls.
  2. To speak glibly and rapidly, as does an auctioneer or a sports commentator.
    — He showed a little of the pride of art in describing the management of his business, but he would not hear that he “pattered:” he talked to his customers, he declared, as any draper, who knew his business well, might talk to his.
  3. To spatter; to sprinkle.
    — 1819 (published in 1835) Joseph Rodman Drake, The Culprit Fay Patter the water about the boat.
  4. To repeat the Lord's Prayer. intransitive,obsolete
  5. To pray. intransitive,obsolete
  6. To repeat hurriedly; to mutter. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

patters plural patters present,singular,third-person pattering participle,present pattered participle,past pattered past patters plural patters present,singular,third-person pattering participle,present pattered participle,past pattered past patters plural

词汇关系

衍生词
patterer patter flash patteringly

词源

词源 1
1610s, pat + -er (“frequentative (indicating repeated action)”), of (onomatopoeia) origin.
词源 2
Noun is from Middle English pater, verb is from Middle English pateren.
Noun attested 1758, originally referring to the cant of thieves and beggers.
词源 3
Etymology tree
English pat
English -er
English patter
From pat + -er (“agent”).
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