pillar

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɪlə/    美 /ˈpɪlɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
  2. Something resembling such a structure.
    — a pillar of smoke
  3. An essential part of something that provides support. figuratively
    — He's a pillar of the community.
  4. A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.
    — two laye-men secular eache of theym holdynge a pillar In their hondes, steade of a mace
  5. The centre of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns.
  6. The body from the hips over the core to the shoulders.
  7. A vertical, often spire-shaped, natural rock formation.
动词 v.
  1. To provide with pillars or added strength as if from pillars. transitive
    — Insufficient penetration, or faulty distribution of the blast, may give rise to "pillaring" — that is, the formation of a pillar or column of cold material extending up through the middle of the hearth

词形变化

pillars plural pillars present,singular,third-person pillaring participle,present pillared participle,past pillared past

词汇关系

近义词
column sile
衍生词
A-pillar B-pillar C-pillar D-pillar bepillared bundle pillar depillar earth pillar pillar to post post to pillar hydropillar ice pillar interpillar intrapillar light pillar micropillar nanopillar pilaster pillar and stall pillar-biter pillar block pillar box pillar-box red pillar candle pillar dollar pillar drill pillaret pillar harp pillarisation pillarist pillarize pillarless pillarlet pillarlike pillar of fire pillar of flame pillar of society pillar of strength pillar of the community pillar telephone Pillar Valley pillarwise pillary room and pillar sand pillar solar pillar sun pillar tongue pillar triangulation pillar trig pillar water pillar

词源

词源 1
From Middle English piler, from Old French pilier, from Medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin *pilāre (“a pillar”), from Latin pila (“a pillar, pier, mole”).
词源 2
From Middle English piler, from Old French pilier, from Medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin *pilāre (“a pillar”), from Latin pila (“a pillar, pier, mole”).
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