stilt

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
  2. A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
  3. Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
  4. A crutch.
  5. The handle of a plough.
    — He[…]shot MacLaren when between the stilts of his plough,[…]
动词 v.
  1. to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts
  2. to apply unnecessary pomp or formality

词形变化

stilts plural stilts present,singular,third-person stilting participle,present stilted participle,past stilted past

词汇关系

衍生词
banded stilt black-necked stilt black-winged stilt stiltbird stilt bug stilter stilt grass stilt house stiltify stiltish stiltlike stilt palm stilt plover stilt root stilt sandpiper stiltwalker stiltwalking stilty

词源

词源 1
From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, *staltijǭ, *stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze.
词源 2
From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, *staltijǭ, *stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze.
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