rivet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 cylindrical mechanical fastener which is supplied with a factory head at one end and is used to attach multiple parts together by passing its bucktail through a hole and upsetting its end to form a field head.
Any fixed point or certain basis. figuratively
A light kind of footman's plate armour; an almain rivet. obsolete

— over his rivet he had a garment of white cloth of gold with a redde crosse

动词 v.

To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. transitive
To install rivets (see Usage notes). transitive
To command the attention of. figuratively,transitive
To make firm or immovable. figuratively,transitive

— Terror riveted him to the spot.

词形变化

rivets plural rivets present,singular,third-person riveting participle,present rivetting UK,especially,participle,present riveted participle,past riveted past rivetted UK,especially,participle,past rivetted UK,especially,past

词汇关系

衍生词

on the rivet pop rivet rivet counter rivet gun rivethead rivet hearth rivet knob rivetless rivetlike rivet wheat scrivet de-rivet rerivet rivetable unrivet

词源

词源 1

From Old French rivet (13th century), from the verb Old French river (“to fetter [a person]”) (12th century), from Old French rive (“rim, edge”) (ca. 1100), which is ultimately from Latin ripa (“riverbank”). Compare river, rival, riparian.
The sense "kind of footman's armour" is apparently a back-formation from almain rivet, which is apparently derived from the English noun; see that entry for more.

词源 2

From Old French rivet (13th century), from the verb Old French river (“to fetter [a person]”) (12th century), from Old French rive (“rim, edge”) (ca. 1100), which is ultimately from Latin ripa (“riverbank”). Compare river, rival, riparian.
The sense "kind of footman's armour" is apparently a back-formation from almain rivet, which is apparently derived from the English noun; see that entry for more.