stump是什么意思

stump

英 [st?mp] 美 [st?mp]

n. 樹樁；殘余部分；假肢
vt. 砍伐；使為難；在…作巡回政治演說
vi. 笨重地行走；發(fā)表競(jìng)選演說
n. (Stump)人名；(英)斯頓普；(德)施通普

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兔子“死待”在那，守株待兔
1. stub => stump.
2. large tree stumps being a natural perch for rural orators (this custom is attested from 1775).
3. => 發(fā)表競(jìng)選演說.
4. step => stump.

中文詞源

stump 樹墩，樹樁，絆倒，難倒

來自中古低地德語 stump,樹樁，樹墩，來自 Proto-Germanic*stumpaz,樹樁，樹墩，來自 PIE*stebh,支柱，支撐，來自 PIE*sta,站立，詞源同 stand,staff.引申動(dòng)詞詞義被樹墩絆倒，比喻義難倒等。

stump 腳步沉重的走，跺腳走

來自 PIE*stebh,踩，踏，來自 PIE*sta,站立，詞源同 stand,stamp,stomp.

英文詞源

stump (n.): "part of a tree trunk left in the ground after felling," mid-15c. (implied from late 13c. in surnames); from mid-14c. as "remaining part of a severed arm or leg;" from or cognate with Middle Low German stump (from adjective meaning "mutilated, blunt, dull"), Middle Dutch stomp "stump," from Proto-Germanic *stamp- (cognates: Old Norse stumpr, Old High German stumph, German stumpf "stump," German Stummel "piece cut off"), from PIE *stebh- "post, stem; to support" (see step (v.).
stump (v.): early 13c., "to stumble over a tree-stump or other obstacle" (obsolete), from the source of stump (n.). From 1590s as "reduce to a stump." Sense of "walk stiffly and clumsily" is first recorded c. 1600. Sense of "baffle, bring to a halt by obstacles or impediments" is first recorded 1807, American English, perhaps in reference to plowing newly cleared land, but compare earlier sense "to challenge, dare" (1766).

Meaning "go on a speaking tour during a political campaign" is from 1838, American English, from phrase stump speech (1820), large tree stumps being a natural perch for rural orators (this custom is attested from 1775), especially in new settlements. Related: Stumped; stumping.

雙語例句

1. The tramp produced a stump of candle from his deep pockets.: 流浪漢從深口袋里掏出了一截蠟燭。

2. If you have a tree stump, check it for fungus.: 要是有樹樁的話，檢查一下上面有沒有長菌類。

3. The presidential candidates are on the stump today.: 總統(tǒng)候選人今天在作巡回演說。

4. the stump of a pencil: 鉛筆頭

5. He went on the stump in his home state.: 他到故鄉(xiāng)所在的州去發(fā)表演說.

stump是什么意思

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