
bit基本信息
读法:英 [bɪt] 美 [bɪt]
释义:
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英英释义
Noun:
"a bit of paper"
"a bit of lint"
"I gave him a bit of my mind"
"in a mo"
"it only takes a minute"
"in just a bit"
"he had a bit of good luck"
"she had a catchy little routine"
"it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
中英词源
bit 一点儿
词源同bite, 咬,指咬下的一小口。
- bit
- bit: There are three distinct nouns bit in English, but the two most ancient ones are probably both related ultimately to the verb bite. Bit as in ‘drill bit’ [OE] originally meant simply ‘bite’ or ‘biting’. The Old English word, bite, came from Germanic *bitiz, a derivative of the verb *bītan ‘bite’. The ‘drill bit’ sense did not develop until the 16th century.
The bit placed in a horse’s mouth is probably the same word. Bit meaning ‘small piece’ [OE] also comes from a Germanic derivative of *bītan, in this case *biton; this gave Old English bita ‘piece bitten off’. The more general sense, ‘small piece’, developed in the 16th century. The third bit, ‘unit of computer information’ [20], is a blend formed from ‘binary digit’.
=> bite - bit (n.1)
- "small piece," c. 1200; related Old English bite "act of biting," and bita "piece bitten off," probably are the source of the modern words meaning "boring-piece of a drill" (1590s), "mouthpiece of a horse"s bridle" (mid-14c.), and "a piece bitten off, morsel" (c. 1000). All from Proto-Germanic *biton (cognates: Old Saxon biti, Old Norse bit, Old Frisian bite, Middle Dutch bete, Old High German bizzo "biting," German Bissen "a bite, morsel"), from PIE root *bheid- "to split" (see fissure).
Meaning "small piece, fragment" is from c. 1600. Sense of "short space of time" is 1650s. Theatrical bit part is from 1909. Money sense in two bits, etc. is originally from Southern U.S. and West Indies, in reference to silver wedges cut or stamped from Spanish dollars (later Mexican reals); transferred to "eighth of a dollar." - bit (n.2)
- computerese word, 1948 abbreviation coined by U.S. computer pioneer John W. Tukey (1915-2000) of binary digit, probably chosen for its identity with bit (n.1).
- bit (v.)
- past tense of bite.
词态变化
复数 bits;
权威造句
- 1. Things might have been different if I"d talked a bit more.
- 如果当时我再多说一点的话,结果或许会不一样。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I get a bit uptight these days. Hormones, I suppose.
- 这些天我有点焦躁。我看是荷尔蒙在作怪。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She"d do anything for a bit of pin money.
- 为了挣点外快,她什么都肯做。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Today was really a bit of a write-off for me.
- 今天对我来说真的有点儿白白浪费了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. "Well," he conceded, "I do sometimes mumble a bit."
- “嗯,”他承认道,“我有时候说话的确有点吐字不清。”
来自柯林斯例句
近反义词
相似短语
单词分析
这些名词均含有“片、块、段”之意。bit侧重指微小,一点点,小碎片。
piece最普通用词,多指从整体上分割下来的东西,可大可小。
sheet侧重指平整很薄的一张或一片。
slice多指切得很薄的一片食物。
fragment指破裂的,不完整的,不可完整的碎片。
scrap侧重指废弃的零碎之物。
记忆方法
1、binary + digit.
2、即一口的量。
3、related Old English bite "act of biting," and bita "piece bitten off".
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