sprint英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A short race at top speed.
A burst of speed or activity.
In Agile software development, a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.

动词 v.

To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period. ambitransitive

— "So I broke away early this mornin', gave my guard a kick in the tummy that laid him out, and sprinted for the camp.

词形变化

sprints plural sprunt alternative,dialectal sprints present,singular,third-person sprinting participle,present sprinted past sprant humorous,nonstandard,past sprinted participle,past sprant humorous,nonstandard,participle,past sprunt humorous,nonstandard,participle,past sprunt alternative,dialectal

词源

词源 1

Alteration of earlier sprent (“to leap; bound; dart”), from Northern Middle English sprenten, from Old Norse *sprenta (for later spretta), from Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *sprintaną (“to jump up; bounce”), from Proto-Indo-European *sprend-, *sprendʰ- (“to flinch; jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twitch; fidget; flinch; jump; be quick”). Cognate with Middle High German sprenzen (“to sprinkle; splash”), Swedish spritta (“to startle”), Icelandic spretta (“to spring forth; emerge; arise; develop”).

词源 2

Alteration of earlier sprent (“to leap; bound; dart”), from Northern Middle English sprenten, from Old Norse *sprenta (for later spretta), from Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *sprintaną (“to jump up; bounce”), from Proto-Indo-European *sprend-, *sprendʰ- (“to flinch; jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twitch; fidget; flinch; jump; be quick”). Cognate with Middle High German sprenzen (“to sprinkle; splash”), Swedish spritta (“to startle”), Icelandic spretta (“to spring forth; emerge; arise; develop”).