rein

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, other animal or young child.
  2. A kidney. archaic,plural
    — a man subject to these like imaginations[…]hath often the stone imaginarily, before he have it in his reines[…].
  3. An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing. figuratively
    — The government is attempting to keep a rein on rising prices.
  4. The inward impulses; the affections and passions, formerly supposed to be located in the area of the kidneys.
    — My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
动词 v.
  1. To direct or stop a horse by using reins. transitive
    — He mounts and reins his horse.
  2. To restrain; to control; to check. transitive
    — Being once chafed, he cannot / Be reined again to temperance.
  3. To obey directions given with the reins. intransitive
    — She worked each horse at a walk, trot, and then a canter. The horses reined well and executed stops quickly.

词形变化

reins plural reins present,singular,third-person reining participle,present reined participle,past reined past reins plural

词汇关系

衍生词
bearing rein bridoon rein checkrein check-rein gag rein garde de rein garde rein leading rein lungeing rein pull the reins in on someone pull the reins in on something rein-back rein holder rein hook reinless reinsman reinswoman running rein safety rein unrein who died and gave you the reins free rein hold the reins keep a tight rein on take the reins rein in draw rein hand over the reins rein back rein up

词源

词源 1
From Middle English rein, reyne, from Anglo-Norman reyne, resne, from Early Medieval Latin retina, ultimately from Classical Latin retineō (“hold back”), from re- + teneō (“keep, hold”). Compare modern French rêne.
Displaced native Old English brīdel (“bridle, rein”), Old English wealdleþer, ġewealdleþer (“rein, bridle”, literally “control strap”), Old English sāl (“cord, rein”), Old English tiġel (“rein”), and Old English lāttēh, lāttēh (“leash, rein”).
词源 2
From Anglo-Norman reines, Middle French reins, and their source, Latin rēnēs. Doublet of ren.
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