newt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 small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult.

动词 v.

To turn (someone) into a newt, especially by magic. transitive

— If you moved first and newted someone , you were a murderer.
To (usually temporarily) expel a user from a MUD or similar system broadly,informal,transitive

— So instead Sredna [presumably an abbreviation of "Nosredna", one of the LambdaMOO wizards] newted Finn. She newted him, and though she did not specify the length of time for which he was to remain newted, it seemed clear enough that forever would be just fine with the wizards.

词形变化

newts plural newts present,singular,third-person newting participle,present newted participle,past newted past

词汇关系

近义词

ask askard eft salamander

衍生词

alpine newt California newt dragonewt fire-bellied newt great crested newt Iberian ribbed newt newtish newtlike newtling newtly paddle-tailed newt palmated newt palmate newt pissed as a newt smooth newt

词源

词源 1

From Middle English newte, newete, from rebracketing of Middle English an ewte as a newte (for similar misdivisions compare adder, nickname, apron, umpire, etc.). Middle English evete, eute, euete, ewte (“newt”), derives from Old English efete (“lizard; newt”). Doublet of eft.

词源 2

From Middle English newte, newete, from rebracketing of Middle English an ewte as a newte (for similar misdivisions compare adder, nickname, apron, umpire, etc.). Middle English evete, eute, euete, ewte (“newt”), derives from Old English efete (“lizard; newt”). Doublet of eft.