snell

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook or lure is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line. Scotland
    — He tied on new baited snells and recovered the current with the oars.
动词 v.
  1. To tie a hook to the end of a fishing line with a snell knot. Scotland
    — Can you show me how to snell a hook?
形容词 adj.
  1. Quick, smart; sharp, active, brisk or nimble; lively. Scotland
    — That in ilk action, wise and snell / You may shaw Manly fire.
  2. Quick-witted; clever. Scotland
    — With all this heavy artillery, somewhat slow and cumbrous, on great questions, he had no want, when he was speaking off-hand, of quick, snell remark, often witty and full of spirit, and often too unexpected, like lightning—flashing, smiting, and gone.
  3. Harsh, severe, or stinging. Scotland
    — Conscience is a rough lad, I grant you, and I am keen and snell also; but never mind, take his advice, and you’ll be some credit to your freens yet, ye scoonrel.
副词 adv.
  1. Alternative form of snelly. Scotland,alt-of,alternative

词形变化

sneller comparative snellest superlative more snell comparative most snell superlative snells plural snells present,singular,third-person snelling participle,present snelled participle,past snelled past

词源

词源 1
Inherited from Middle English snell (“quick, fast”) from Old English snell, snel (“lively, quick”) from Proto-West Germanic *snell, from Proto-Germanic *snellaz (“active, swift, brisk”).
Akin to Dutch snel (“fast, quick”), German Low German snell (“quick”), German schnell (“quick, swift”), Yiddish שנעל (shnel, “quick, swift”), Italian snello (“quick, nimble”), Old French esnel, isnel (“snell”), and Occitan isnel, irnel (“snell”)), Old Norse snjallr (“skilful, excellent”) (whence Danish snild (“clever”)).
词源 2
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