zigzag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 line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.

— She had just succeeded in curving it down into a graceful zigzag, and was going to dive in among the leaves, which she found to be nothing but the tops of the trees under which she had been wandering, when a sharp hiss made her draw back in a hurry: […].
One of these sharp turns.

动词 v.

To move or to twist in a zigzag manner.

— […] she saw them as we see the throngs which cover the canvases of Sallaert, Van Alsloot, and others of that school—vast masses of beings, jostling, zigzagging, and processioning in definite directions, but whose features are indistinguishable by the very comprehensiveness of the view.

形容词 adj.

Moving in, or having a zigzag. not-comparable

— The entrance to this ancient place of devotion was under a very low round arch, ornamented by several courses of that zig-zag moulding, resembling shark's teeth, which appears so often in the more ancient Saxon churches.
Drunk. US,World-War-I,not-comparable,slang

副词 adv.

In a zigzag manner or pattern.

词形变化

zigzags plural zig-zag alternative zig-zag alternative zigzags present,singular,third-person zigzagging participle,present zigzagged participle,past zigzagged past zig-zag alternative more zigzag comparative most zigzag superlative zig-zag alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

zigzag clover zigzag railway zigzag salamander

词源

词源 1

Attested from 1712. Borrowed from French zigzag (attested from 1662), possibly from a Germanic source via Walloon ziczac (although German Zickzack is attested only from 1703). Also, possibly from the shape of the letter Z, which appears twice in the word. Sense “drunk” from the zigzag movements of a drunk person.

词源 2

Attested from 1712. Borrowed from French zigzag (attested from 1662), possibly from a Germanic source via Walloon ziczac (although German Zickzack is attested only from 1703). Also, possibly from the shape of the letter Z, which appears twice in the word. Sense “drunk” from the zigzag movements of a drunk person.

词源 3

Attested from 1712. Borrowed from French zigzag (attested from 1662), possibly from a Germanic source via Walloon ziczac (although German Zickzack is attested only from 1703). Also, possibly from the shape of the letter Z, which appears twice in the word. Sense “drunk” from the zigzag movements of a drunk person.

词源 4

Attested from 1712. Borrowed from French zigzag (attested from 1662), possibly from a Germanic source via Walloon ziczac (although German Zickzack is attested only from 1703). Also, possibly from the shape of the letter Z, which appears twice in the word. Sense “drunk” from the zigzag movements of a drunk person.