jamb英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.
Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”).

— Wyntoun, in his Chronicle, mentions an encounter betwixt Lindsay and a Highlander, whom he had pierced with his lance, but who, while on the ground, cut at him with his twohanded sword, and, striking through his steel jambs […]

动词 v.

To fix or attach a jamb to. transitive

词形变化

jambs plural jambe alternative jaum alternative,obsolete jambs present,singular,third-person jambing participle,present jambed participle,past jambed past jaum alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

上位词

frame

下位词

doorjamb doorpost

衍生词

doorjamb jambless jambstone strike jamb

并列词

lintel sill

词源

词源 1

From Middle English jambe, jaumbe, from Old French jambe (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba (“hock, shank, leg, thigh”), from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “turning post, bend or flexure”). Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jambe.

词源 2

From Middle English jambe, jaumbe, from Old French jambe (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba (“hock, shank, leg, thigh”), from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “turning post, bend or flexure”). Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jambe.