petard

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /pɪˈtɑːd/    美 /pɪˈtɑɹd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall. historical
    — For tis the ſport to haue the enginer / Hoiſt with his ovvne petar, an't ſhall goe hard / But I vvill delue one yard belovve their mines, / And blovve them at the Moone: […]
    For it's amusing to have the engineer / Hoisted into the sky with his own explosive, and if I'm lucky / I will dig one yard below their mines, / And blow them towards the Moon: […]
  2. Anything potentially explosive, in a non-literal sense.
  3. A loud firecracker. rare
动词 v.
  1. To attack or blow a hole in (something) with a petard. archaic
    — The Souldier, if he but go to beſiege a cottage, to ſcale a Caſtle, to robbe a Church, to Pettard [translating petarder] a gate, to force a religious houſe, or any villenous act, before he attempt-it, praieth to God for his aſſiſtance, though his intents and hopes be full-fraught with crueltie, murther, couetiſe, luxurie, ſacriledge and all iniquitie.

词形变化

petards plural pettard alternative petards present,singular,third-person petarding participle,present petarded participle,past petarded past pettard alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
hoist by one's own petard

词源

词源 1
From Middle French petard; see Modern French pétard (“firecracker”).
词源 2
From Middle French petarder (Modern French pétarder), from petard + -er (suffix forming verbs).
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