slate
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英 [sle?t]
美[slet]
- n. 板巖；石板；藍(lán)色；石片
- vt. 鋪石板；嚴(yán)厲批評(píng)某人；計(jì)劃
- adj. 板巖的；石板色的
- n. (Slate)人名；(英)斯萊特
CET6+TEM4IELTSGRE中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?slates;第三人稱單數(shù):?slates;過(guò)去式:?slated;過(guò)去分詞:?slated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?slating;
助記提示
1. slit, slice => slat => slate.
中文詞源
slate 板巖，石板，石板瓦，寫字板，清單，候選人名單
來(lái)自古法語(yǔ) esclate,陰性格于 esclat,薄片，碎片，木條，即現(xiàn)拼寫 slat.比較 marquis,侯爵， marquise,女侯爵，侯爵夫人。后 slat 多用于指木制板，slate 多用于指石制板，并引申比喻義 寫字板，清單，候選人名單。
英文詞源
- slate (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old French esclate, fem. of esclat "split piece, splinter" (Modern French éclat; see slat), so called because the rock splits easily into thin plates. As an adjective, 1510s. As a color, first recorded 1813. Sense of "a writing tablet" (made of slate), first recorded late 14c., led to that of "list of preliminary candidates prepared by party managers," first recorded 1842, from notion of being easily altered or erased. Clean slate (1856) is an image from customer accounts chalked up in a tavern.
- slate (v.)
- 1520s, "to cover with slates" (earlier sclatten, late 15c.), from slate (n.). Meaning "propose, schedule" is from 1883; earlier "to nominate" (1804); the notion is of writing on a slate board. Related: Slated; slating.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Why not wipe the slate clean and start all over again?
- 為什么不洗心革面、從頭來(lái)過(guò)呢？
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The sea was the colour of slate.
- 大海的顏色像石板。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.
- 提名委員會(huì)把候選人名單提交全體委員會(huì)討論.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. Only a skilled workman can splIt'slate into layers.
- 只有熟練的工匠才能把板巖劈成石片.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. The leadership want to present a single slate of candidates to be approved in an open vote.
- 領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層打算只提交一份供公開(kāi)投票表決通過(guò)的候選人名單。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句