harpoon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 spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
A sharp tip within a disposable syringe, used to penetrate the stopper.
A harmonica. slang

— I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.

动词 v.

To shoot something with a harpoon. transitive

— Pilot whales, also known as blackfish, were fairly plentiful, and Mundus would harpoon one or two, haul them out onto the beach, and butcher them.

词形变化

harpoons plural harpoons present,singular,third-person harpooning participle,present harpooned participle,past harpooned past

词汇关系

衍生词

harpooneer harpoon fork harpoon gun

词源

词源 1

From Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, a variant of Latin harpagō, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”). Sense and spelling perhaps influenced by Dutch harpoen (“harpoon”). Doublet of harpagon.

词源 2

From Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, a variant of Latin harpagō, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”). Sense and spelling perhaps influenced by Dutch harpoen (“harpoon”). Doublet of harpagon.