winnow英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
The act of winnowing

动词 v.

To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. transitive

— [W]ind began to winnow the river delta's dried sediments.
To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values. figuratively,transitive

— They winnowed the field to twelve.
To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings. literary,transitive

— The light snow lay on the narrow and winding path before them, pure as if just fresh winnowed by the wind.
To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter. dated,intransitive,literary

词形变化

winnows present,singular,third-person winnowing participle,present winnowed participle,past winnowed past winnows plural

词汇关系

下位词

winnow down

衍生词

winnower winnow grain from chaff winnowing basket winnowing fan winnowing fork winnowing machine winnowing shovel winnow sheet winnow the wheat from the chaff winnow up

词源

词源 1

From Middle English wyndwen, from Old English windwian (“to winnow, fan, ventilate”), from Proto-West Germanic *windwōn, from Proto-Germanic *windwōną, *winþijaną (“to throw about, winnow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wē- (“to winnow, thresh”). Cognate with West Frisian wynje (“to winnow”), dialectal Dutch winden, winnen (“to winnow”), Middle High German winden (“to winnow”), Icelandic vinsa (“to pick out, weed”), Latin vannus (“a winnowing basket”). See fan, van.

词源 2

From Middle English wyndwen, from Old English windwian (“to winnow, fan, ventilate”), from Proto-West Germanic *windwōn, from Proto-Germanic *windwōną, *winþijaną (“to throw about, winnow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wē- (“to winnow, thresh”). Cognate with West Frisian wynje (“to winnow”), dialectal Dutch winden, winnen (“to winnow”), Middle High German winden (“to winnow”), Icelandic vinsa (“to pick out, weed”), Latin vannus (“a winnowing basket”). See fan, van.