zig-zag
[zig'z?g]
- adj. 曲折的
英文詞源
- zig-zag (n.)
- also zigzag, 1712, from French zigzag (1670s), perhaps from German Zickzack (though this is attested only from 1703), possibly a reduplication of Zacke "tooth, prong." Earliest use in German is in reference to military siege approaches. Originally in English used to describe the layout of certain garden paths. As an adjective from 1750; the verb is recorded from 1774. The brand of cigarette paper is from 1909. Related: Zig-zagged; zig-zagging.
雙語例句
- 1. Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.--Zig Ziglar
- 決定你人生高度的，不是你的才能，而是你的態(tài)度。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
- 2. E was kind of zig - zagging across the pavement, and I bumps into'im accidental - like.
- 他有點(diǎn)歪歪斜斜地在人行道上走, 我一不小心撞到了他的懷里.
來自英漢文學(xué)
- 3. The drunken man zig - zagged down the street.
- 酒鬼在大街上東倒西歪地行走.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. It is also a proven fact that the magnetic poles wander , literally zig - zagging around its axis.
- 磁極搖擺, 意思是圍繞它的軸之字形 急變 也證明了這樣的事實.
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