peise
名词 n.
动词 v.
英文释义
名词 n.
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A weight; a poise.
— To weigh pence with a peise.
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A heavy blow, an impact.
— Great Ptolomæe it for his lemans sake / Ybuilded all of glasse, by Magicke powre, / And also it impregnable did make; / Yet when his loue was false, he with a peaze it brake.
动词 v.
- To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise.
- To weigh or take the measure of (an immaterial object).
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To weigh down, retard
— I speak too long; but 'tis to peise the time, To eke it, and to draw it out in length, […]
词源
词源 1
From Middle English peysen, from Anglo-Norman peiser, peser and Middle French peser, from Latin pēnsāre (literally “weigh”). Doublet of poise.
词源 2
From Middle English peysen, from Anglo-Norman peiser, peser and Middle French peser, from Latin pēnsāre (literally “weigh”). Doublet of poise.
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