單詞
cobbler
英 ['k?bl?]
美['kɑbl?]
基本信息
- n. 補鞋匠；工匠；冷飲料；脆皮水果餡餅
GRE暢通詞匯TEM4
詞態變化
復數:?cobblers;
助記提示
1. cobble => cobbler.
英文詞源
- cobbler (n.1)
- late 13c., cobelere "one who mends shoes," of uncertain origin. It and cobble (v.) "evidently go together etymologically" [OED], but the historical record presents some difficulties. "The cobbler should stick to his last" (ne sutor ultra crepidam) is from the anecdote of Greek painter Apelles.
On one occasion a cobbler noticed a fault in the painting of a shoe, and remarking upon it to a person standing by, passed on. As soon as the man was out of sight Apelles came from his hiding-place, examined the painting, found that the cobbler's criticism was just, and at once corrected the error. ... The cobbler came by again and soon discovered that the fault he had pointed out had been remedied; and, emboldened by the success of his criticism, began to express his opinion pretty freely about the painting of the leg! This was too much for the patience of the artist, who rushed from his hiding place and told the cobbler to stick to his shoes. [William Edward Winks, "Lives of Illustrious Shoemakers," London, 1883]
[The quote is variously reported: Pliny ("Natural History" XXXV.x.36) has ne supra crepidam judicaret, while Valerius Maximus (VIII.xiii.3) gives supra plantam ascendere vetuit.] - cobbler (n.2)
- "deep-dish fruit pie," 1859, American English, perhaps related to 14c. cobeler "wooden bowl."
雙語例句
- 1. Mock not a cobbler for his black thumbs.
- 莫笑皮匠拇指黑.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Elizabeth's father is a cobbler.
- 伊麗莎白的父親是一名修鞋匠.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The cobbler's wife is the worst shod.
- 鞋匠的老婆沒鞋穿.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. " Now we shall see,'said the cobbler.
- “ 我們可以看到了, ” 皮匠說.
來自英漢非文學 - 民俗
- 5. In that town a cobbler's shop is a club.
- 在那個小鎮上,鞋匠的店鋪就是一個俱樂部.
來自辭典例句
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