cooper
英 ['ku?p?]
美 ['kup?]
- vi. 箍桶；修桶
- n. 制桶工人；修桶匠
- vt. 箍桶；制桶
- n. (Cooper)人名；(英、西)庫珀
助記提示
bore孔洞,鉆孔,挖洞
pore氣孔,毛孔。
perforate打孔,穿孔。
per-穿過,-for-來源于bore鉆孔,挖洞,-ate動詞尾
hoop箍,環,圈。
hooper箍桶匠。
cooper箍桶匠。
hinder后面的。
hinterland大后方的土地,內地,腹地。
英文詞源
- cooper (n.)
- "craftsman who makes wooden vessels," attested from late 12c. as a surname, either from Old English (unattested) or from a Low German source akin to Middle Dutch cuper, East Frisian kuper, from Low German kupe (German Kufe) "cask," cognate with Medieval Latin cupa (see coop (n.)).
A dry cooper makes casks, etc., to hold dry goods, a wet cooper those to contain liquids, a white cooper pails, tubs, and the like for domestic or dairy use. [OED]
The surname Cowper (pronounced "cooper") preserves a 15c. spelling.
雙語例句
- 1. She writes under the nom de plume of Alison Cooper.
- 她用筆名艾莉森·庫珀寫作。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Cooper was a good mixer, he was popular.
- 庫珀擅長交際，人緣很好。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mr Cooper looked fit and sunburnt.
- 庫珀先生皮膚黝黑，看起來很健康。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Cooper had the unenviable job of announcing the redundancies.
- 庫伯負責宣布裁員這個不討好的任務.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. I'd like you to meet Audrey and her mother, Mrs. Cooper.
- 我來向你介紹,Audrey和她母親Cooper太太.
來自辭典例句