peat

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /piːt/    美 /piːt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. countable,uncountable
    — On the return journey the engine ran short of coal, and came to a stand near Penygroes through shortage of steam. Fortunately, there was some peat in a nearby field, which the enginemen dug and the directors helped to carry to the engine. Steam was soon raised and the story had a happy ending!
  2. A pet, a darling; a woman. obsolete
    — And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, / For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl. / A pretty peat!

词形变化

peats plural peats plural

词源

词源 1
Inherited from Northern Middle English pete (recorded in Latin text as peta), of uncertain origin; perhaps from a Celtic language such as an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source, in turn possibly from Proto-Brythonic *peθ (“portion, segment, piece”); if so, it would be a doublet of piece.
词源 2
Probably from Middle Dutch pete (“godmother or godfather”) (modern Dutch peet (“godparent, old woman, grandmother; godchild”)), related to dialectal German Pfette, Pfetter (“godfather; godchild”)), German Pate (“godfather, sponsor”), Patin (“godmother”). Or alternatively, related to pet (“a favourite”).
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