barb的词源

英文词源

barb

barb: see beard

barb (n.)

late 14c., "barb of an arrow," from Old French barbe (11c.) "beard, beardlike appendage," from Latin barba "beard," perhaps cognate with Old English beard (see beard (n.)).

barb (v.)

late 15c., "to clip, mow;" see barb (n.). Meaning "to fit or furnish with barbs" is from 1610s. Related: Barbed; barbing.

中文词源

barb：倒刺

发音释义：[bɑːb] n. 箭头鱼钩等的倒钩；伤人的话vt.装倒刺于

词源解释：barb←古法语barbe（胡须、胡须状附体）←拉丁语barba（胡子）

同源词：beard（胡须）；barber（理发师）

barb本意是胡须，后来用来表示物体上附带的像胡须一样的东西，如箭头、鱼钩上的倒钩。

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barb：倒钩

来自拉丁词barba, 胡子，词源同beard. 形容箭上的钩刺如硬胡茬。