steeple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 tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.

— Above the session-room of the Council is the steeple, and in the steeple is the belfry, where exists, and has existed time out of mind, the pride and wonder of the village—the great clock of the borough of Vondervotteimittiss.
A spire.
A high headdress of the 14th century. historical

动词 v.

To form something into the shape of a steeple. transitive

— He steepled his fingers as he considered the question.

词形变化

steeples plural steple alternative,obsolete steeples present,singular,third-person steepling participle,present steepled participle,past steepled past steple alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词

Ainderby Steeple rood-steeple Steeple Aston Steeple Bumpstead steeplebush steeple cab steeplechase steeplechasing Steeple Claydon steeple engine steeple-fingered Steeple Flat steeple hat steeplehouse steeplejack steeple keeper Steeple Langford steepleless steeplelike Steeple Morden Steeple Mountain Sturton le Steeple unsteeple

词源

词源 1

From Middle English stepel, from Old English stīpel, stȳpel, stīepel (“tower, steeple”), from Proto-West Germanic *staupil, from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz (“that which is steep, tower, steeple”), equivalent to steep + -le. Cognate with Old Norse stǫpull (“tower, steeple”).

词源 2

From Middle English stepel, from Old English stīpel, stȳpel, stīepel (“tower, steeple”), from Proto-West Germanic *staupil, from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz (“that which is steep, tower, steeple”), equivalent to steep + -le. Cognate with Old Norse stǫpull (“tower, steeple”).