tool

英 [tuːl] 美 [tul]
  • n. 工具,用具;器械,机床;手段
  • vi. 使用工具;用机床装备工厂
  • vt. 用工具给……加工

中文词源


tool 工具

来自古英语 tol,工具,设备,武器,来自 Proto-Germanic*towlam,工具,对等于 tow,拉,引导, -le,工具格后缀。

英文词源


tool
tool: [OE] A tool is etymologically an implement used to ‘make’ something. It came from a prehistoric Germanic *tōwlam. This was derived from a base *tōw-, *taw-, which produced a variety of other words with the general sense ‘make, prepare, do’ (most of them have now died out, but survivors include Dutch touwen and English taw ‘make leather’).
=> taw, tow
tool (n.)
Old English tol "instrument, implement used by a craftsman or laborer, weapon," from Proto-Germanic *to(w)lam "implement" (cognates: Old Norse tol), from a verb stem represented by Old English tawian "prepare" (see taw). The ending is the instrumental suffix -el (1). Figurative sense of "person used by another for his own ends" is recorded from 1660s. Slang meaning "penis" first recorded 1550s.
tool (v.)
"to drive a vehicle," 1812, probably from tool (n.) as if "to manage skillfully." The meaning "to work or shape with a tool" is recorded from 1815; that of "equip (a factory) with machine tools" is from 1927. Related: Tooled; tooling.

双语例句


1. An intelligent computer will be an indispensable diagnostic tool for doctors.
智能计算机将成为医生不可或缺的诊断工具。

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2. The moulds for the foundry are made in the tool-room area.
铸造车间的模具是在工具间生产的。

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3. Writing is a good tool for discharging overwhelming feelings.
写作是宣泄强烈感情的好方法。

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4. The video has become an invaluable teaching tool.
录像已经成为非常有用的教学手段。

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5. He became the tool of the security services.
他成了安全部门的工具。

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