halter

英 [ˈhɒl.tər]      美 [ˈhɑːl.t̬ɚ]
  • n. 缰绳;绞索
  • vt. 给…套上缰绳;束缚
  • n. (Halter)人名;(德、罗)哈尔特;(法)阿尔泰;(英)霍尔特
星级词汇:
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1. "that by which something is held".
2. hold => halt => halter.
halter 马的笼头,女式露背装的绕颈系带

来自古英语haelftre,牵马绳,马笼头,来自PIE*kelp,握住,抓住,词源同helm,helve.引申词义女式露背装的绕颈系带。

halter (n.)
Old English hælfter "rope for leading a horse," from Proto-Germanic *halftra- "that by which something is held" (cognates: Old Saxon haliftra "halter," Old High German halftra, Middle Dutch halfter), from suffixed form of PIE *kelp- "to hold, grasp" (see helve). Also "hangman's noose" (mid-15c.). In women's clothing sense, originally "strap attached to the top of a backless bodice and looped around the neck," 1935, later extended to the tops themselves.
1. She was dressed in a halter top and shorts.
她穿着三角背心和短裤。
2. We must lead an ox by the halter.
牵牛要牵牛鼻子.
3. Name not a halter in his house that hanged himself.
(谚语)房里有人吊死,千万别提绳子.
4. Two colored boys walk by , leading a mule by the halter.
两个黑人小伙子牵着一头驴子走过.
5. The groom unsnaps the halter.
马夫把缰绳解开.

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