slater

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsleɪtə/    美 /ˈsleɪtɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
  2. Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse. Australia,New-Zealand,Scotland
  3. A harsh critic; one who slates or denigrates something.
    — Plain speaking, now and then, is very necessary. The author will call the critic a “blackguard slater," of course, but he need not be a blackguard. Ferocity of language only hurts his effect.

词形变化

slaters plural

词汇关系

衍生词
sea slater
相关词
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词源

From Middle English sclater, equivalent to slate + -er.
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