fob

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 fŏb

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold money or valuables, especially a pocket watch.
    — With a saint at his chin and a seal at his fob.
  2. A short chain or ribbon to connect such a pocket to the watch.
  3. A small ornament attached to such a chain.
    — fob seal
  4. A hand-held electronic device that can be used as a remote control or as a key to unlock motor cars, doors, etc., and thus, modern car keys.
动词 v.
  1. To cheat, to deceive, to trick, to take in, to impose upon someone. archaic,transitive
    — I think it is scurvy, and begin to find myself fobbed in it.
  2. To beat; to maul. archaic,transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Alternative letter-case form of FOB (“free on board”). alt-of,not-comparable

词形变化

fobs plural fobs present,singular,third-person fobbing participle,present fobbed participle,past fobbed past fub alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
fob watch key fob to fob off

词源

词源 1
From Low German Fobke (“pocket”) or High Prussian Fuppe (“pocket”), probably related to Swedish ficka (“pocket”), Old Danish fikke, Alemannic German figge, Middle Dutch vicke, all from Proto-Germanic *fikkja, of uncertain ultimate origin:
* possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to assail, strike”), related to *fukkōną (“to strike”);
* or of Romance origin, from Latin figere (“to fix, fasten”), possibly via an old form of Italian ficcare.
Also see Ficke.
词源 2
From German foppen (“to mock”).
词源 3
Abbreviation.
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