easel
英['iːz(ə)l]
美['izl]
词态变化
复数: easels;助记提示
1. ass (Latin asinus "ass") => easel. 但是拼法上受到了 ease 的影响。
2. The notion of loading a painting or canvas on to a wooden stand, much like as a burden is loaded on to a donkey, is echoed in the use of clotheshorse for a stand for hanging clothes on to dry or air (cf. sawhorse).中文词源
easel 画架来自拉丁词asinus, 驴，见ass. 拼写受ease影响。在英语常见于用动物来代替某些具体物件名，比较sawhorse, 锯木架。
英文词源
- easel
- easel: [17] Easel was borrowed from Dutch ezel, which means literally ‘donkey’ (it is related to English ass). The notion of loading a painting on to a stand, much as a burden is loaded on to a donkey, is echoed in the use of clotheshorse for a stand for hanging clothes on to dry or air.
=> ass - easel (n.)
- 1590s, from Dutch ezel "easel," originally "ass," from Middle Dutch esel, from Latin asinus "ass" (see ass (n.1)); the comparison being of loading a burden on a donkey and propping up a painting or canvas on a wooden stand (compare sawhorse, French chevalet, Italian cavalletto).
双语例句
- 1. This is a well designed easel which folds up quickly and neatly.
- 这个画架设计得很好,可以迅速而整齐地折叠起来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. He went round from easel to easel.
- 他一个画架一个画架来回转悠.
来自辞典例句
- 3. I took it from the easel and held it up to the windows.
- 我把画从画架上取下来,把它举到窗户前.
来自辞典例句
- 4. In the good weather there was always an artist with his easel.
- 在良好的天气总是一个艺术家与他的画架.
来自互联网
- 5. In the good weather there was always an artist easel.
- 在天气好时,这总会有一个背着画架的画家.
来自互联网