| 单词 |
funambulant |
| 释义 |
† fuˈnambulant Obs.
[as if ad. L. *fūnambulant-em, pr. pple. of an assumed vb. *fūnambulāre to walk on a rope, f. fūnambulus (see funambule) or its elements.]
A rope-walker, a funambulist. So fuˈnambulate v., to walk on a stretched rope (in mod. Dicts.). fuˈnambulation, the action of walking on a rope. fuˈnambulator, a rope-walker. fuˈnambulatory a., pertaining to rope-walking; that walks on a rope.
1606Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iv. iv. Decay 911 Hee's fain to stand like the *Funambulant Who seems to tread the air. 1623Cockeram ii, A Rope walker, Funambulante.
1721–92Bailey, *Funambulation. 1797E. Darwin Cond. Fem. Educ., Skating on the ice in winter, swimming in summer, funambulation or dancing on the straight rope.
1676–1732Coles, *Funambulator..a dancer on the Ropes. 1883Sala in Illustr. Lond. News 11 Aug., The apprenticeship of young children to acrobats and funambulators.
1682Sir T. Browne Chr. Mor. i. §1 Tread softly and circumspectly in this *funambulatory Track and narrow Path of Goodness. 1727–41Chambers Cycl. s.v. Funambulus, In the floralia..held under Galba, there were funambulatory elephants. 1880J. H. Ingram in Academy 28 Feb. 153/2 Funambulatory labours. |
英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容：
相关热词搜索：funambulant英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
字词 科尼士蒸汽锅 释义 【机】 cornish boiler 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基......