trebuchet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 medieval siege engine consisting of a large pivoting arm heavily weighted on one end.

— Medieval trebuchets are said to have been capable of launching 90-kg projectiles over distances of more than 300 meters.
A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.

动词 v.

To shoot with a trebuchet.

词形变化

trebuchets plural trabuch alternative,obsolete trabucho alternative,obsolete trabuquet alternative,obsolete trepeget alternative,obsolete trebuchets present,singular,third-person trebucheting participle,present trebucheted participle,past trebucheted past trabuch alternative,obsolete trabucho alternative,obsolete trabuquet alternative,obsolete trepeget alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1

From Old French trebuchet, trebuket et al. (modern trébuchet), from trebuchier (“to overthrow, topple”), from tres- + *buchier, from Old French buc (“trunk of the body”), from Old Frankish *būk (“belly, trunk, torso”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, abdomen, trunk”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (“to blow, swell”). Cognate with Old High German būh (“belly”), Old English būc (“belly, trunk”). More at bouk.

词源 2

From Old French trebuchet, trebuket et al. (modern trébuchet), from trebuchier (“to overthrow, topple”), from tres- + *buchier, from Old French buc (“trunk of the body”), from Old Frankish *būk (“belly, trunk, torso”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, abdomen, trunk”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (“to blow, swell”). Cognate with Old High German būh (“belly”), Old English būc (“belly, trunk”). More at bouk.