terp

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /tɜːp/    美 /tɝp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An interpreter (person who translates).
    — I don't think it's at all appropriate to hire a terp to review your correspondences, reports, grammar, tone, style, etc. It is completely YOUR responsibility to perform effective written communication tasks.
  2. Any of various essential oils containing monoterpene alcohols which are added to a henna mix to darken the color.
  3. Dance. countable,dated,slang,uncountable
    — In the terp section, Barbara Perry, last here in a straight role in Swan Song, scores smartly as a dancer, and lanky Jack Williams holds down the other lead stepping slot with his intricate tap routines. Dancing is overall excellent, but as noted above, there is too much of it.
  4. An artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain, created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides and sea or river flooding.
    — Most Dutch cities began on a terp or artificial mound to which the prehistoric amphibious folk rushed for refuge when floods rolled in.
  5. An interpreter (program that parses and executes another program). slang
    — So, I'm writing a Z-Machine terp. It is not done. It's getting there. Now, I have some ideas of things I would like this terp to do, but I thought it might be a nice idea to find out if there are any features that other people on this newsgroup would like in a Z-Machine terp.
动词 v.
  1. To add such an essential oil to (a henna mix). transitive
  2. To dance. dated,slang,transitive
    — Longhair terping got another boost around these parts Tuesday (3) when the Jooss Ballet returned to the New York City Center for a three-week stint. Heavy balletomane audience was on hand, generous in its applause welcoming back this unique troupe after a five-year wartime absence.

词形变化

terps plural 'terp alternative terps plural terps present,singular,third-person terping participle,present terped participle,past terped past terps plural terps present,singular,third-person terping participle,present terped participle,past terped past terps plural terpen plural

词源

词源 1
Clipping of interpreter.
词源 2
Clipping of terpene.
词源 3
Clipping of Terpsichore, the goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus in Greek mythology.
词源 4
From Dutch terp (“terp”). See also thorp and thorpe.
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