watertight

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/|/ˈwɑː.tɚ.taɪt/|/ˈwɔː.tɚ.taɪt/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
    — What a day, eh? Demmy, it's like the commencement of the rainy season in Bengal. But you'll find my carriage is watertight. Come along, my mother and Emmy are in the vestry.
  2. So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify. figuratively
    — a watertight alibi

词形变化

more watertight comparative most watertight superlative water-tight alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
watertightness
相关词
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词源

From water + tight. Compare Scots wattirticht (“watertight”), West Frisian wetterticht (“waterproof”), Dutch waterdicht (“waterproof, watertight”), German wasserdicht (“watertight, waterproof”), Danish vandtæt (“watertight”), Swedish vattentät (“watertight, waterproof”).
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