thorough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 furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. UK,dialectal

— The Ignorance and Idleness of the Plowman, who either goes so shallow, or plows his Thoroughs so wide, or misses Part of the Ground.

形容词 adj.

Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.

— The Prime Minister announced a thorough investigation into the death of a father-of-two in police custody.
Utter; complete; absolute.

— Dr. Oldfield once said to me, 'You talk to me quite all right, but why is it that you never open your lips at a committee meeting? You are a drone.' I appreciated the banter. The bees are ever busy, the drone is a thorough idler.

介词 prep.

Through. archaic

— Ye might haue ſeene the frothy billowes fry Vnder the ſhip, as thorough them ſhe went […]

词形变化

thorougher comparative more thorough comparative thoroughest superlative most thorough superlative thoro alternative,informal thoro alternative,informal thoroughs plural thoro alternative,informal

词汇关系

近义词

rigorous scrupulous comprehensive outright unmitigated

反义词

cursory superficial surface-level

衍生词

superthorough thoroughbrace thoroughbred thoroughbreed thoroughfare thoroughgoing thoroughlane thoroughly thoroughness thoroughpaced thoroughsped thorough-stitch thoroughwort unthorough

词源

词源 1

From Middle English thoruȝ, þoruȝ, from Old English þuruh, a byform of Old English þurh, whence comes English through. The adjective derives from the preposition and adverb. The word developed a syllabic form in cases where the word was fully stressed: when it was used as an adverb, adjective, or noun, and less commonly when used as a preposition.

词源 2

From Middle English thoruȝ, þoruȝ, from Old English þuruh, a byform of Old English þurh, whence comes English through. The adjective derives from the preposition and adverb. The word developed a syllabic form in cases where the word was fully stressed: when it was used as an adverb, adjective, or noun, and less commonly when used as a preposition.

词源 3

From Middle English thoruȝ, þoruȝ, from Old English þuruh, a byform of Old English þurh, whence comes English through. The adjective derives from the preposition and adverb. The word developed a syllabic form in cases where the word was fully stressed: when it was used as an adverb, adjective, or noun, and less commonly when used as a preposition.