cooper
英式音标['kupɚ]
美式英标['kuːpə]
基本解释
vi. 箍桶；修桶
n. 制桶工人；修桶匠
vt. 箍桶；制桶
n. (Cooper)人名；(英、西)库珀
英文词源
- cooper (n.)
- "craftsman who makes wooden vessels," attested from late 12c. as a surname, either from Old English (unattested) or from a Low German source akin to Middle Dutch cuper, East Frisian kuper, from Low German kupe (German Kufe) "cask," cognate with Medieval Latin cupa (see coop (n.)).
A dry cooper makes casks, etc., to hold dry goods, a wet cooper those to contain liquids, a white cooper pails, tubs, and the like for domestic or dairy use. [OED]
The surname Cowper (pronounced "cooper") preserves a 15c. spelling.
实用例句
- 1. She writes under the nom de plume of Alison Cooper.
- 她用笔名艾莉森·库珀写作。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Cooper was a good mixer, he was popular.
- 库珀擅长交际，人缘很好。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mr Cooper looked fit and sunburnt.
- 库珀先生皮肤黝黑，看起来很健康。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Cooper had the unenviable job of announcing the redundancies.
- 库伯负责宣布裁员这个不讨好的任务.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. I'd like you to meet Audrey and her mother, Mrs. Cooper.
- 我来向你介绍,Audrey和她母亲Cooper太太.
来自辞典例句
