bought

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈbɔːt/    美 /ˈbɔt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A bend; flexure; curve; a hollow angle. obsolete
  2. A bend or hollow in a human or animal body. obsolete
  3. A curve or bend in a river, mountain chain, or other geographical feature. obsolete
    — the river it selfe turneth North east and is stil a navigable streame. On the westerne side of this bought is Tauxenent with 40 men.
  4. The part of a sling that contains the stone. obsolete
  5. A fold, bend, or coil in a tail, snake's body etc. obsolete
    — Her huge long taile her den all ouerſpred, / Yet was in knots and many boughtes vpwound, / Pointed with mortall ſting.
动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of buy. form-of,participle,past
    — She bought an expensive bag last week.
形容词 adj.
  1. Compromised by money from special interests; corrupt. informal
    — Any senators who vote for this bill must be bought.

词形变化

boughts plural bout alternative bowt alternative boughte alternative bughte alternative

词源

词源 1
See buy.
词源 2
From Middle English bought, bowght, bouȝt, *buȝt, probably an alteration of bight, biȝt, byȝt (“bend, bight”) after bowen, buwen, buȝen (“to bow, bend”). Cognate with Scots boucht, bucht, bout (“bend”). More at bight and bout.
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