prong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 thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.

— a pitchfork with four prongs
A branch; a fork. figuratively,sometimes

— the two prongs of a river
A fork (agricultural tool). Cornwall

— […] a tradition is recorded that a man called 'Ralph' resided in this cavern for many years, and, with a prong as his weapon, successively kept the bailiffs at bay.
The penis. colloquial

— One look at that lifeguard's prong gave me a throbber like a baseball bat — not quite that big, of course, but at least that hard!

动词 v.

To pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong.

— He uncovered the fragrant eggs and b., and I pronged a moody forkful.

词形变化

prongs plural prongs present,singular,third-person pronging participle,present pronged participle,past pronged past

词汇关系

衍生词

multiprong prong-billed barbet prongbuck pronghorn pronglike prong-set prongy

词源

词源 1

From Middle English pronge, perhaps from Middle Low German prange (“stick, restraining device”), from prangen (“to press, pinch”), from Old Saxon *prangan, from Proto-West Germanic *prangan, from Proto-Germanic *pranganą (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preng- (“to wrap up, constrict”).
Akin to Lithuanian spriñgti (“to choke, become choked or obstructed”), Latvian sprañgât (“cord, constrict”), Ancient Greek σπαργανόω (sparganóō, “to swaddle”), σπάργανον (spárganon, “swaddling cloth”). See also prank, prance, prink.

词源 2

From Middle English pronge, perhaps from Middle Low German prange (“stick, restraining device”), from prangen (“to press, pinch”), from Old Saxon *prangan, from Proto-West Germanic *prangan, from Proto-Germanic *pranganą (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preng- (“to wrap up, constrict”).
Akin to Lithuanian spriñgti (“to choke, become choked or obstructed”), Latvian sprañgât (“cord, constrict”), Ancient Greek σπαργανόω (sparganóō, “to swaddle”), σπάργανον (spárganon, “swaddling cloth”). See also prank, prance, prink.