x-word
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
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The word xenophobia.
— The “X word[”] / Although the conference extensively referred to the nation’s need for “social cohesion” among migrants and South Africans, the word “xenophobia” was almost never uttered during the two-day affair.
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Abbreviation of crossword.
— After Dieter got up from solving his Stern-Xword puzzle―I was hanging over his shoulders ... in order to fill some ... spaces in the crossword puzzle[.]
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One of a group of fundamental English auxiliary or modal verb forms.
— To change a statement into a question that can be answered “yes” or “no,” one must place an X-word (one of twenty-three auxiliaries or modals) at the beginning of the sentence.
词源
词源 1
From x, abbreviating xenophobia, + word.
词源 2
From x- as an abbreviation for cross- in crossword.
词源 3
From x, abbreviating auxiliary, + word.
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