sprinkler

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈspɹiŋklɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Anything that sprinkles.
  2. An irrigation device that sprays water into the air whilst moving back and forth.
  3. A heat-activated device that sprays water in the event of a fire, usually mounted on a ceiling.
  4. A dance move in which the dancer places one hand on the head behind the ear, with elbow bent, stretches the other arm forwards and mimics the motions of an irrigation sprinkler with a rotary head.
动词 v.
  1. To fit with automatic sprinklers for fire prevention. transitive

词形变化

sprinklers plural sprinklers present,singular,third-person sprinklering participle,present sprinklered participle,past sprinklered past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English sprinkle
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English sprinkler
From sprinkle + -er.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English sprinkle
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English sprinkler
From sprinkle + -er.
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