outskirt

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈaʊtskɜːt/    美 /ˈaʊtskɝt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
    — Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town.
动词 v.
  1. To surround as an outskirt. transitive

词形变化

outskirts plural outskirts present,singular,third-person outskirting participle,present outskirted participle,past outskirted past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úd
Proto-Germanic *ūt
Proto-Germanic *ūt-
Old English ūt-
Middle English ut-
English out-
Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ
Old Norse skyrtabor.
Middle English skyrte
English skirt
English outskirt
From out- + skirt.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úd
Proto-Germanic *ūt
Proto-Germanic *ūt-
Old English ūt-
Middle English ut-
English out-
Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ
Old Norse skyrtabor.
Middle English skyrte
English skirt
English outskirt
From out- + skirt.
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