paddle

英 ['p?d(?)l] 美['p?dl]

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復(fù)數(shù):?paddles;第三人稱單數(shù):?paddles;過(guò)去式:?paddled;過(guò)去分詞:?paddled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?paddling;

1. ped- "foot" => peddle => peddler.
2. pad => paddle => paddler.

paddle 船槳，劃船

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)padela,小鏟子，進(jìn)一步來(lái)自patella,小盤子，來(lái)自patina的小詞形式，詞源同pan,patella.后引申詞義船槳。

paddle 蹚水，踩水

來(lái)自pad,蹚水，-le,表反復(fù)。

paddle (n.): c. 1400, padell "small spade," from Medieval Latin padela, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin patella "small pan, little dish, plate," diminutive of patina (see pan (n.)).

Meaning "short oar with a wide blade" is from 1620s. As an instrument used for beating clothes (and slaves, and schoolboys), it is recorded from 1828, American English. Paddle-ball attested from 1935.
paddle (v.1): "to dabble, wade in water," 1520s, probably cognate with Low German paddeln "tramp about," frequentative of padjen "to tramp, to run in short steps," from pad (v.). Related: Paddled; paddling. Meaning "to move in water by means of paddles" is a different word (see paddle (v.3)).
paddle (v.2): "to beat with a paddle, spank," 1856, from paddle (n.). Related: Paddled; paddling.
paddle (v.3): "to move in water by means of paddles," 1670s, from paddle (n.). To paddle one's (own) canoe "do for oneself" is from 1828.

1. We might be able to push ourselves across with the paddle.: 我們也許可以用槳把自己推過(guò)去。

5. Each man had a paddle for an hour and then a rest.: 每個(gè)人劃了一小時(shí)槳,然后休息.