單詞
watchword
英 ['w?t?w??d]
美['wɑt?w?d]
基本信息
- n. 口號(hào)；標(biāo)語(yǔ)；口令；暗號(hào)
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?watchwords;
中文詞源
watchword 口號(hào)，標(biāo)語(yǔ)
來(lái)自軍事用語(yǔ)watch,看，站崗，word,詞。原指站崗的暗號(hào)，口令，引申義口號(hào)，標(biāo)語(yǔ)。
英文詞源
- watchword (n.)
- also watch-word, c. 1400, "password," from watch (n.) in the military sense of "period of standing guard duty" + word (n.). In the sense of "motto, slogan" it dates from 1738.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Quality is our watchword.
- 質(zhì)量是我們的口號(hào)。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. We gave the watchword, and the sentinel let us pass.
- 我們說(shuō)出口令, 哨兵就把我們放過(guò)去了.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. Today the watchword is " Learn through playing ".
- 當(dāng)今的格言是 “ 寓學(xué)習(xí)于娛樂(lè)之中 ”.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. He did not know the watchword.
- 他不知道口令.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. " Excelsior " is our watchword.
- “ 精益求精 ” 是我們的口號(hào).
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
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