ret

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɹɛt/    美 /ɹɛt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Clipping of reiteration. abbreviation,alt-of,clipping,historical
动词 v.
  1. To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem. transitive
    — the hemp was retted / and soon the retting was done / and swiftly it was hung up / and hurriedly it was dried […].
形容词 adj.
  1. Abbreviation of retired. abbreviation,alt-of

词形变化

rets present,singular,third-person retting participle,present retted participle,past retted past ret. alternative retd alternative rets plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English retten, reten; perhaps from Middle Dutch rēten, reeten (compare Middle Low German rōten; Middle High German rōzen), or from Old Norse reyta (compare Norwegian røyta, Swedish röta); all from Proto-Germanic *rautijaną (“to make mellow or soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *rewd- (“to tear; rend; rip”). Related to rot.
词源 2
Abbreviation.
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