water-thief

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A thief or robber on the water, hence, a pirate. archaic,rare
  2. A valve with multiple connections that permits bleeding a large line through several subordinate lines.

词形变化

water-thieves plural water-thieves plural waterthief alternative

词源

词源 1
From water + thief.
词源 2
Calque of Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra, “pipette”, literally “water-thief”), equivalent to water + thief.
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