early 13c., with intrusive -d-, from Old English spinel "small wooden bar used in hand-spinning," properly "an instrument for spinning," from stem of spinnan (see spin (v.)) + instrumental suffix -el (1). Compare handle, thimble, etc.
Related to Old Saxon spinnila, Old Frisian spindel, Old High German spinnila, German Spindel. As a type of something slender, it is attested from 1570s. As with distaff, sometimes formerly used as a metonym for "the female sex," as in Old English spinelhealf "female line of descent," distinguished from sperehealf "male line of descent."
雙語例句
1. The wiper of the potentiometer is connected directly to the spindle.
電位計的孤刷直接與銷子連接.
來自辭典例句
2. An extension of the spindle shaft drives a counter for totalizing discharge.
心軸的延長部分帶動一個累計流量的計量器.
來自辭典例句
3. This is an ideal spindle tree system.
這是一種理想的紡錘形植株方式.
來自辭典例句
4. The layer spindle was an early development.
層式紡錘形是早期發(fā)展起來的.
來自辭典例句
5. Spindle - shanks is anxiously watching a pan of congee , till the smoke makes her start coughing violently.