pierce

英 [p??s] 美[p?rs]

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第三人稱單數:?pierces;過去式:?pierced;過去分詞:?pierced;現在分詞:?piercing;

pierce 刺穿，穿透

來自古法語percer,穿透，刺穿，改寫自拉丁語pertundere,穿透，刺穿，來自per-,通過，穿過，tundere,擊，打，搗，詞源同obtuse,contustion.

pierce (v.): late 13c. "make a hole in; force one's way through," from Anglo-French perser, Old French percier "pierce, transfix, drive through" (12c., Modern French percer), probably from Vulgar Latin *pertusiare, frequentative of Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere "to thrust or bore through," from per- "through" (see per) + tundere "to beat, pound," from PIE *tund-, from root *(s)teu- "to push, strike, knock, beat, thrust" (see obtuse). Related: Pierced; piercing.

1. A former associate of Mr. Pierce's was among the project's boosters.: 皮爾斯先生的一個前合伙人是這個計劃的熱心支持者之一。

2. Producers decided to end her on-screen romance with Pierce Lawton.: 制片人決定結束她在影片中與皮爾斯·勞頓的戀情。

3. A tap on the door interrupted him and Sally Pierce came in.: 敲門聲打斷了他，薩莉·皮爾斯走了進來。

4. The company hired the President's special trade representative to lobby Mr. Pierce.: 公司雇用了總統的特別商業顧問去游說皮爾斯先生.