prance

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɹɑːns/|[ˈpʰɹʷɑːns]    美 /ˈpɹɐːns/|[ˈpʰɹʷɐ̞ːns]|/ˈpɹæns/|[ˈpʰɹʷæns]|/ˈpɹæns/|[ˈpʰɹʷeə̯ns] ~ [ˈpʰɹʷɛə̯ns]|/ˈpɹæːns/|[ˈpʰɹʷeːns] ~ [ˈpʰɹʷɛːns]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A prancing movement.
    — There seemed a little prance of triumph in his movement,
动词 v.
  1. To spring forward on the hind legs.
  2. To strut about in a showy manner. colloquial,figuratively
    — John's daughter was prancing about the sitting room, practicing for her school dance.

词形变化

prances present,singular,third-person prancing participle,present pranced participle,past pranced past prances plural

词汇关系

衍生词
pranceful prancer prancesome prancy

词源

词源 1
From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), variant of Middle English pranken (“to prank”), thus probably from the same ultimate root as prank. Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”).
词源 2
From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), variant of Middle English pranken (“to prank”), thus probably from the same ultimate root as prank. Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”).
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