late 15c., from Middle French javeline (15c.), fem. diminutive of Old French javelot "a spear," probably from Gaulish (compare Old Irish gabul "fork;" Welsh gafl "fork," gaflach "feathered spear"), ultimately from PIE *ghabholo- "a fork, branch of a tree." Also found in Italian (giavelotto) and Middle High German (gabilot). Javelot also was borrowed in Middle English, but this is the form of the word that has endured.
实用例句
1. He didn't really know very much about javelin throwing.
他其实并不太懂掷标枪.
来自柯林斯例句
2. She achieved a throw of sixty metres in the javelin event.
在掷标枪项目中,她掷了60米远.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Harriet came second in the javelin.
哈丽特掷标枪得了亚军.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The javelin penetrated the serpent's scales and pierced through to his entrails.
