prune是什么意思_prune怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

prune: prune: English has two distinct words prune. The older, ‘dried plum’ [14], is ultimately the same word as plum, and indeed in the 16th and 17th century was often used for ‘plum’. It comes via Old French prune from Vulgar Latin *prūna, which also gave English (through Germanic) plum. Prune ‘cut off unneeded parts’ [15] denotes etymologically ‘cut in a rounded shape in front’. It comes via Old French proignier from Vulgar Latin *prōrotundiāre, a compound verb formed from the Latin prefix prō- ‘in front’ and rotundus ‘round’ (source of English rotund and round).
=> plum; rotund, round
prune (n.): mid-14c., "a plum," also "a dried plum" (c. 1200 in place name Prunhill), from Old French pronne "plum" (13c.), from Vulgar Latin *pruna, fem. singular formed from Latin pruna, neuter plural of prunum "a plum," by dissimilation from Greek proumnon, from a language of Asia Minor. Slang meaning "disagreeable or disliked person" is from 1895. Prune juice is from 1807.
prune (v.): early 15c., prouyne, from Old French proignier "cut back (vines), prune" (Modern French provigner), of unknown origin. Perhaps [Watkins] from Gallo-Roman *pro-retundiare "cut in a rounded shape in front," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + *retundiare "round off," from Latin rotundus (see round (adj.)). Klein suggests the Old French word is from provain "layer of a vine," from Latin propago (see prop (n.1)).

Or the Middle English word might be identical with the falconry term proinen, proynen "trim the feather with the beak" (late 14c.), source of preen [Barnhart]. Related: Pruned; pruning. Pruning hook is from 1610s; pruning knife from 1580s.

词态变化

复数 prunes;
第三人称单数 prunes;
过去式 pruned;
过去分词 pruned;
现在分词 pruning;

权威造句

1. You have to prune a bush if you want fruit.: 如果想让灌木结果，就必须进行修剪。

2. Prune rambling roses when the flowers have faded.: 花朵凋谢后要剪除杂生的玫瑰枝。

3. There is no best way to prune.: 没有最好的修剪方法。

4. When should you prune apple trees?: 苹果树应该什么时候剪枝？

5. Compare clip, pare , prune , trim and shave.: 试比较clip、pare 、 prune 、 trim、shave这几个词.

近反义词

trim 修剪

clip 夹住

snip 剪

cut back 削减

cut 切

crop 农作物

lop 剪去(树枝)

thin 薄的

shorten 弄短

reduce 减少

abridge 删节

tighten up 绷紧

condense 浓缩

curtail 缩减

abbreviate 缩写

rationalize 使合理化

rationalise 合理化

dress 服装

相似短语

to prune 修剪,整枝

prune peddler 食品店,食品店店员

prune cake phr. 西梅蛋糕

prune sawfly 李实叶蜂

prune whip phr. 果脯

prune juice 李子汁

Virginia prune 【医】 [黑]野樱

prune away v.修剪掉,删除

prune off 修剪,删掉,删除

prune drier 黑李干燥机

单词分析

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记忆方法

1. prune <=====> plum (同源词，Change of pr- to pl- is peculiar to Germanic.)
2. prune <=====> preen.
3. 谐音“破芦嗯、破芦呢”-----剪破、修剪芦苇。
4. perhaps from pro- + round => *pround => *prund => prun- + -e => prune "cut in a rounded shape in front".

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