pair
英 [pe?]
美[p?r]
- n. 一對(duì)，一雙，一副
- vt. 把…組成一對(duì)
- n. (Pair)人名；(英、法)佩爾
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?pairs;第三人稱單數(shù):?pairs;過(guò)去式:?paired;過(guò)去分詞:?paired;現(xiàn)在分詞:?pairing;
中文詞源
pair 成雙，一對(duì)
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)par,對(duì)等，雙，對(duì)，詞源同part,peer.
英文詞源
- pair
- pair: [13] Like English par [17], parity [16], and peer ‘noble’ [13], pair comes ultimately from Latin pār ‘equal’, a word of unknown origin. Its derivative paria ‘equal things, similar things’ passed into English via Old French paire. Other English descendants of Latin pār include compare, disparage [14], nonpareil [15], and umpire.
=> compare, disparage, nonpareil, par, parity, peer, umpire - pair (v.)
- "to come together with another; be mated or married" (intransitive), also "to make a pair by matching" (transitive), c. 1600, from pair (n.). These senses now often are distinguished by pair off (c. 1803) for the former and pair up (1908) for the latter. Related: Paired; pairing.
- pair (n.)
- mid-13c., "two of a kind coupled in use," from Old French paire "pair, couple," and directly from Medieval Latin paria "equals," neuter plural of Latin par (genitive paris) "a pair, counterpart, equal," noun use of par (adj.) "equal, equal-sized, well-matched" (see par (n.)). Originally of things. Of persons from late 14c. Meaning "a woman's breasts" is attested from 1922. Pair bond (v.) is first attested 1940, in reference to birds mating.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. On the mantelpiece are a pair of bronze Ming vases.
- 壁爐臺(tái)上是一對(duì)明代的青銅花瓶。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Eventually they reached a pair of ornately carved doors.
- 他們最終來(lái)到一扇雕刻精美的對(duì)開門前。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. His surgical instruments were a knife and a pair of pincers.
- 他的外科手術(shù)器械是一把刀和一把鉗子。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. A bra and a pair of briefs lay on the floor.
- 地板上有一個(gè)胸罩和一條短內(nèi)褲。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. He put on a pair of short pants and an undershirt.
- 他穿上了一條短褲和一件汗衫。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句