timer

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈtaɪmɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Agent noun of time: someone or something that times.; A device used to measure amounts of time.
    — start the timer when you hear the gunshot
  2. One who has done something a certain number of times. in-compounds
    — third-timer
  3. Agent noun of time: someone or something that times.; Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.
  4. One characterized by a certain time or time frame, such as their work hours. in-compounds
  5. Agent noun of time: someone or something that times.; A person who records the time elapsed in a sporting event.

词形变化

timers plural timers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
autotimer chess timer eggtimer egg timer egg-timer kitchen timer sand timer self timer sprinkler timer teletimer watchdog timer big-timer first-timer full-timer good-timer half-timer nine-timer old timer part-timer short-timer small-timer whole-timer
相关词
all-timer two-timer programmable stopwatch time switch one-timer

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der.
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-
Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ
Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon-
Proto-Germanic *tīmô
Proto-West Germanic *tīmō
Old English tīma
Middle English tyme
English time
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English timer
From time (verb) + -er.
词源 2
From time (noun) + -er (measurement suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
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