stiffener

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Anything added to something in order to stiffen it, such as a support beam, or starch for a collar.
    — […] he wears a wisp of black silk round his neck, without any stiffener, as an apology for a neckerchief […]
  2. One of a series of angle bars, Z-bars, beams, rods, or other shapes, attached in order to provide them the necessary stiffness or rigidity.
  3. An alcoholic drink taken to fortify oneself. slang
    — I believe the old man has taken himself off to the nearest bar for a stiffener.

词形变化

stiffeners plural

词汇关系

衍生词
dingo stiffener

词源

Etymology tree
English stiffen
English -er
English stiffener
From stiffen + -er.
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