英汉词典

hand 基本解释

• n. 手，手艺；帮助；指针；插手
• vt. 传递，交给；支持；搀扶
• n. (Hand)人名；(英、瑞典)汉德

hand 词态变化

hand 中文词源

词源不详。

hand 英文词源

hand

hand: [OE] Hand is a widespread Germanic word (German, Dutch, and Swedish also have it), but it has no relatives outside Germanic, and no one is too sure where it comes from. Perhaps the likeliest explanation is that it is related to Gothic frahinthan ‘seize, pursue’, Swedish hinna ‘reach’, and English hunt, and that is underlying meaning is ‘body part used for seizing’. The derived adjective handsome [15] originally meant simply ‘easy to handle’. The modern sense ‘attractive’ did not develop until the late 16th century.
=> handsome, hunt

hand (n.)

Old English hond, hand "the human hand;" also "side, part, direction" (in defining position, to either right or left); also "power, control, possession" (on the notion of the hand's grip or hold), from Proto-Germanic *handuz (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Dutch, German hand, Old Norse hönd, Gothic handus), which is of uncertain origin. The original Old English plural handa was superseded in Middle English by handen, later hands. Indo-European "hand" words tend to be from roots meaning "seize, take, collect" or are extended from words originally meaning only a part of the hand (such as Irish lam, Welsh llaw, cognate with Latin palma and originally meaning "palm of the hand"). One ancient root, represented by Latin manus (see manual (adj.)) is represented in Old English by mund "hand," but more usually "protection, guardianship; a protector, guardian."

Meaning "manual worker, person who does something with his hands" is from 1580s, hence "hired workman" (1630s) and "sailor in a ship's crew" (1660s). Meaning "agency, part in doing something" is from 1590s. Clock and watch sense is from 1570s. Meaning "round of applause" is from 1838. The linear measure of 4 inches (originally 3) is from 1560s, now used only in giving the height of horses. The meaning "playing cards held in one player's hand" is from 1620s; that of "a round at a card game" is from 1620s. Meaning "handwriting" is from late 14c.; also "one's style of penmanship" (early 15c.). The word in reference to the various uses of hands in making a pledge is by c. 1200; specifically "one's pledge of marriage" by late 14c.

First hand, second hand, etc. (mid-15c.) are from the notion of something being passed from hand to hand. At hand is from c. 1200 as "near in time," c. 1300 as "within reach." Out of hand (1590s) is opposite of in hand "under control" (c. 1200). Adverbial phrase hand-over-fist (1803) is nautical, suggestive of hauling or climbing by passing the hands one before the other alternately. To win something hands down (1855) is from horse racing, from a jockey's gesture of letting the reins go loose in an easy victory.

The Two Thousand Guinea Stakes was not the best contested one that it has been our fortune to assist at. ... [T]hey were won by Meteor, with Scott for his rider; who went by the post with his hands down, the easiest of all easy half-lengths. Wiseacre certainly did the best in his power to spoil his position, and Misdeal was at one time a little vexatious. ["The Sportsman," report from April 26, 1840]

Phrase on the one hand ... on the other hand is recorded from 1630s, a figurative use of the physical sense of hand in reference to position on one side or the other side of the body (as in the lefthand side), which goes back to Old English Hands up! as a command from a policeman, robber, etc., is from 1863, from the image of holding up one's hands as a token of submission or non-resistance. Hand-to-hand "in close contact," of fighting, is from c. 1400. Hand-to-mouth is from c. 1500. Hand-in-hand attested from c. 1500 as "with hands clasped;" figurative sense of "concurrently" recorded from 1570s.

hand (v.)

c. 1400, "take charge of, seize," from hand (n.). Earlier verbs were hend (Old English genehdan), handle. Meaning "to pass (something to someone)" is from 1640s. To hand it to (someone) "acknowledge someone's ability or superiority" is slang from 1906, the it perhaps meant to suggest a trophy cup, award, etc. Related: Handed; handing.

hand 词组搭配

hand 英文释义

1. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb;

"he had the hands of a surgeon"

"he extended his mitt"

2. a hired laborer on a farm or ranch;

"the hired hand fixed the railing"

"a ranch hand"

3. something written by hand;

"she recognized his handwriting"

"his hand was illegible"

4. ability;

"he wanted to try his hand at singing"

5. a position given by its location to the side of an object;

"objections were voiced on every hand"

6. the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time;

"I didn't hold a good hand all evening"

"he kept trying to see my hand"

7. one of two sides of an issue;

"on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."

8. a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece;

"the big hand counts the minutes"

9. a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses;

"the horse stood 20 hands"

10. a member of the crew of a ship;

"all hands on deck"

11. a card player in a game of bridge;

"we need a 4th hand for bridge"

12. a round of applause to signify approval;

"give the little lady a great big hand"

13. terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos);

"the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union

14. physical assistance;

"give me a hand with the chores"

hand 双语例句

1. He was hand-picked for this job by the Admiral.

他是由海军上将精心挑选出来担任这项工作的。

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2. Without warning, Bardo smacked his fist into his open hand.

巴多没有任何预兆地一拳砸在自己摊开的手掌上.

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3. All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports.

不用说，所有这些都是从电台报道中采集来的二手材料。

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4. They would like to hand over their financial affairs to another body.

他们想把自己的财务移交给另一个机构管理。

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5. Sylvia, camera in hand, asked, "Where do we go first?"

西尔维娅手里拿着相机问道：“我们先去哪里？”

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hand 实用场景例句

He thanked all who had a hand in his release.

他向所有帮助自己获得释放的人表示感谢。

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Hand in hand with the police inquiries the government has also announced a full investigation.

在警方调查的同时，政府也宣布要展开彻查。

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For us, research and teaching go hand in hand...

对我们而言，研究和教学是齐头并进的。

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I saw them making their way, hand in hand, down the path.

我看到他们手拉手沿着小路往前走去。

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The UN inspectors work hand in glove with the Western intelligence agencies.

联合国观察员和西方情报机构之间密切合作。

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Patty began reading everything she could get her hands on.

帕蒂开始阅读她能找到的所有东西。

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He gave Stephanie a free hand in the decoration.

他放手让斯蒂芬妮全权负责装修一事。

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She had her hands full with new arrivals.

她忙于应付新来的人。

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He blamed the press for forcing his hand.

他指责新闻界迫使自己采取行动。

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Parker could have customers eating out of his hand.

帕克能让顾客对自己言听计从。

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The firm has changed hands many times over the years.

该公司多年来已几易其主。

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Each pleat was stitched in place by hand.

每条褶裥都是手工缝制到位的。

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The civilian population were suffering greatly at the hands of the security forces.

老百姓吃尽了安全部队的苦头。

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Realizing that his retirement was near at hand, he looked for some additional income.

意识到自己快要退休了，他想要挣些外快。

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Having the right equipment at hand will be enormously helpful...

手头上有合适的设备将会帮上大忙。

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The manuscripts were written in the composer's own hand.

手稿是作曲家亲笔写的。

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I had a very good 14.2 hands pony, called Brandy.

我有一匹很棒的14.2手高的小马，名叫布朗迪。

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He carefully inspected his hand.

他仔细地审视着自己手中的牌。

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He came to ask Usha's father for her hand in marriage.

他来请求乌莎的父亲把女儿嫁给他。

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Let's give 'em a big hand.

让我们为他们热烈鼓掌。

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He met mill hands, miners and farm labourers.

他见过工厂工人、矿工和农场工人。

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He now works as a farm hand...

他现在是一名农场工人。

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Come and give me a hand in the garden...

到花园里来帮我一把。

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I could see you'd want a hand with the children...

我能看出你需要有人帮着照看孩子。

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He is leaving his north London business in the hands of a colleague...

他把自己伦敦北部的业务交给一位同事打理。

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I feel that possibly the majority of these dogs are in the wrong hands...

在我看来很可能这些狗大多数都没有人妥善照看。

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The study will strengthen the hand of congressmen who want stricter enforcement of the 14-year-old Act.

该研究将使那些希望更加严格执行这项已存在14年的法案的议员影响力加强。

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The hand of the military authorities can be seen in the entire electoral process...

整个选举过程中都能看出军方的介入。

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Sylvia, camera in hand, asked, 'Where do we go first?'

西尔维娅手里拿着相机问道：“我们先去哪里？”

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I put my hand into my pocket and pulled out the letter...

我把手伸进口袋，掏出了那封信。

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