rattan

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ɹəˈtan/|/ˈɹatan/    /ɹəˈtæn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus. countable,uncountable
  2. The plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc. uncountable
    — Then, how comparatively sweet was everything on board - no paint, no tar, no new rope, (vilest of smells to the qualmish!) no grease, or oil, or varnish; but instead of these, bamboo and rattan, and coir rope and palm thatch; pure vegetable fibres, which smell pleasantly if they smell at all, and recall quiet scenes in the green and shady forest.
  3. A cane made from this material. broadly,countable,uncountable
    — He who first acts as striker asks the other how many blows of the rattan he will bear on his forearm without crying out.
动词 v.
  1. To beat with a rattan cane. transitive
    — Meanwhile Captain Colville rattaned Pearson very severely […]

词形变化

rattans plural ratan alternative rattans present,singular,third-person rattaning participle,present rattaned participle,past rattaned past ratan alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Malay rotanbor.
English rattan
Borrowed from Malay rotan.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Malay rotanbor.
English rattan
Borrowed from Malay rotan.
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