arch

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/ɑːt͡ʃ/|/ɑːk/    /ɑɹt͡ʃ/|/ɑɹk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An inverted U shape.
  2. A chief. obsolete
    — My worthy arch and patron comes to-night.
  3. An architecture; a computer architecture or instruction set architecture.
    — In the Linux kernel, arch-specific code lives in the arch directory of the source tree.
  4. An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
  5. Synonym of god (“person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon”).
  6. An architectural element having the shape of an arch
  7. Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
    — to pass into the arch of a bridge
  8. An arc; a part of a curve. archaic
  9. A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.
  10. The curved part of the bottom of a foot.
动词 v.
  1. To form into an arch shape. transitive
    — The cat arched its back.
  2. To cover with an arch or arches. transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Knowing, clever, mischievous.
    — I attempted to hide my emotions, but an arch remark escaped my lips.
  2. Cute, sly, prematurely wise. Ireland
  3. Principal; primary.
    — They were arch enemies.

词形变化

arches plural arches present,singular,third-person arching participle,present arched participle,past arched past archer comparative archest superlative arches plural arches plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos
Proto-Italic *arkuos
Latin arcus
Old French arc
Old French archebor.
Middle English arch
English arch
From Middle English arch, arche, from Old French arche (“an arch”), a feminine form of arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”). Doublet of arc and arco. Displaced native Old English bīeġels and Old English hwealf.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō)
Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der.
Latin archi-bor.
Old English arċe-
Middle English arch-
English arch-
English arch
From the prefix arch-. "Principal" is the original sense; "mischievous" is via onetime frequent collocation with rogue, knave, etc.
词源 3
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō)
Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-ō
Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō
Proto-Hellenic *téktōn
Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn)
Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn)bor.
Latin architectus
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?
Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?
Latin -tūra
Latin architectūralbor.
French architecturebor.
English architectureclip.
English arch
Clipping of architecture.
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