pram

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pɹæm/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK
    — Janet Bird née Ollerenshaw was pushing her pram along Tockley High Street.
  2. A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,historical
  3. A pushchair; a buggy. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,broadly,colloquial
  4. A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,historical
  5. A type of dinghy with a flat bow. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK
    — Although the pram, like the johnboat, has a squared-off bow as well as stern, the bow lines on the pram will be narrower than those encountered on a johnboat.

词形变化

prams plural prams plural praam alternative prahm alternative prame alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
chuck one's toys out of the pram doll's pram pram bug pram canopy pram cover pram face pram-face pram hood pram suit throw one's rattle out of the pram throw one's toys out of the pram

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.
Proto-Italic *peri-
Latin per-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder.
Proto-Italic *amβi
Latin ambi-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der.
Proto-Italic *alō
Latin *alō
Latin ambulō
Latin perambulō
Latin perambulātusbor.
English perambulate
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin -ātor
Old French -eorbor.
Middle English -our
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Latin -torlbor.
English -or
English perambulatorclip.
English pram
Clipping of perambulator.
词源 2
From Dutch praam (“a flat-bottomed boat”), from Middle Dutch praem, from Middle Low German prām, from Old Czech *prám, from Proto-Slavic *pormъ.
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