en

名词 n. 介词 prep. 代词 pron.
中文释义
英 /ˈɛn/    美 /ˈɛn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The name of the Latin script letter N/n.
    — The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch.
  2. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Н / н.
  3. A unit of measurement equal to half an em (half the height of the type in use).
    — That the price of work, paid for by letters be advanced from fourpence to fourpence halfpenny per thousand, including English and brevier; and, in leaded matter, the ems and ens at the beginnings and ends of the lines not to be reckoned in the width.
介词 prep.
  1. Used in various phrases borrowed from French or formed as if borrowed from French (see "Derived terms" below).
代词 pron.
  1. Him. Newfoundland,dialectal
    — Such a strappen fine gentleman as he was, too. Yes, I rather like en sometimes.
  2. It (when the thing being referred to is masculine). Newfoundland,dialectal

词形变化

ens plural ens plural

词汇关系

衍生词
enby en dash ennage en quad en space

词源

词源 1
The name of the letter comes from Latin en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.
词源 2
From French en.
词源 3
Etymology tree
Old English hine
English en
Inherited from Old English hine.
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