英汉词典

pen 基本解释

• n. 钢笔；作家；围栏
• vt. 写；关入栏中
• n. (Pen)人名；(法)庞；(俄、塞、英、意)佩恩；(柬)宾

pen 词态变化

pen 中文词源

来自拉丁语penna,羽毛，翎，来自PIE*petna,展开，翅膀，来自*pet,展开，词源同feather,compete.原指鸟翎制成的笔，后词义通用化。拼写比较pan,patella.

来自古英语penne,围栏，畜栏，来自pinn,插销，栓子，楔子，词源同pin.

pen 英文词源

pen

pen: English has three words pen. The oldest, ‘enclosure’ [OE], is something of a mystery term. It has no known relatives in the other European languages, and even in English it is not unequivocally found in its current sense until the 14th century. Pent [16], as in ‘pent up’, originated in the past participle of the verb pen. The earliest writing implements known as ‘pens’ were of course made from feathers, and so it is not surprising that the word pen [13] comes from a word that meant ‘feather’.

This was Latin penna, source also of English pennon [14] and a distant relative of English feather. It entered English via Old French penne. Pen ‘female swan’ [16] is of unknown origin.
=> pent; feather, pennon

pen (n.3)

slang, "prison," 1884, shortening of penitentiary; earlier use (1845) probably is a figurative extension of pen (n.2).

pen (n.1)

"writing implement," late 13c., from Old French pene "quill pen; feather" (12c.) and directly from Latin penna "a feather, plume," in plural "a wing," in Late Latin, "a pen for writing," from Old Latin petna, pesna, from PIE *pet-na-, suffixed form of root *pet- "to rush; to fly" (see petition (n.)).

Latin penna and pinna "a feather, plume;" in plural "a wing;" also "a pinnacle; battlement" (see pin (n.)) are treated as identical in Watkins, etc., but regarded as separate (but confused) Latin words by Tucker and others, who derive pinna from PIE *spei- "sharp point" (see spike (n.1)) and see the "feather/wing" sense as secondary.

In later French, this word means only "long feather of a bird," while the equivalent of English plume is used for "writing implement," the senses of the two words thus are reversed from the situation in English. Pen-and-ink (adj.) is attested from 1670s. Pen name is recorded from mid-19c.

pen (v.2)

"to enclose in a pen," c. 1200, from Old English *pennian, from the source of pen (n.2). Related: Penned; penning.

pen (n.2)

"enclosure for animals," Old English penn, penne, "enclosure, pen, fold," of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Old English pinn "pin, peg" (see pin (n.)) on notion of a bolted gate or else "structure made of pointed stakes."

pen (v.1)

late 15c., from pen (n.). Related: Penned; penning.

pen 词组搭配

pen 英文释义

1. a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

2. an enclosure for confining livestock

3. a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play

4. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

5. female swan

pen 双语例句

1. He won a head-to-head battle with NF leader Jean-Marie Le Pen.

他在和国民阵线领袖让-马里·勒庞的正面交锋中获得了胜利。

来自柯林斯例句

2. This cuttlefish has a horny internal shell like a pen.

这只乌贼有一个笔状的角质内壳。

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3. Use different colours of felt pen on your sketch to avoid confusion.

用不同颜色的毡头笔画草图，以免搞混。

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4. Draw the basic outlines in black felt-tip pen (see fig. 4).

用黑色毡头笔画出基本轮廓（见图4）。

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5. He sat behind a desk laboriously writing with an Army issue pen.

他坐在书桌后吃力地写着，用的是一支部队发的钢笔。

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pen 实用场景例句

pen and ink

钢笔和墨水

牛津词典

a new book from the pen of Martin Amis

马丁·埃米斯写的新书

牛津词典

a sheep pen

羊圈

牛津词典

He penned a letter to the local paper.

他给当地报纸写了一封信。

牛津词典

At clipping time sheep need to be penned.

在剪羊毛时，需要把羊圈起来。

牛津词典

The whole family were penned up in one room for a month.

全家人被关在一间屋子里达一个月之久。

牛津词典

I really intended to pen this letter to you early this morning...

我真的打算今天一大早给你写这封信的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She penned a short memo to his private secretary.

她给他的私人秘书写了一份简短的备忘录。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a holding pen for sheep...

暂时搭建的羊圈

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He wasn't sure exactly how a fox could have got into the sheep's pen.

他不是十分确定狐狸是怎么进入羊圈的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...to drive the cattle back to the house so they could be milked and penned for the night...

将牛群赶回家，这样就能挤奶并将其关进牛棚过夜

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The goats are penned in and fodder has to be cut and carried each day...

山羊被关进圈里，每天都得铡草运料。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Whenever he put pen to paper he was at a loss for the right words to break the news.

他每次一提笔就不知道如何措辞透露这个消息。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This pen is not very good, but we'll have to make it do.

这支笔不太好, 但我们得对付着用.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

This pen writes well [ nicely ] .

这 支 笔很好使.

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Neither pen nor pencil can express.

并非笔墨所能形容.

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I've been all over the shop trying to find that pen.

我一直在找那支钢笔.

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My pen writes well.

我的笔好使.

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George is clever with his pen.

乔治善于写文章.

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Carry a notepad and pen or pencil with you to jot down ideas.

随身带有记事本和钢笔或铅笔以记下你的主意.

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He missed the pen from the desk.

他发觉桌上的钢笔不见了.

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The lawyer nib his pen, spread out his paper, and prepared to write.

那律师装上笔尖; 摊开纸张, 准备缮写.

《简明英汉词典》

Do you usually take notes in class with a pen or pencil?

你在课堂上记笔记通常用钢笔还是铅笔?

《现代汉英综合大词典》

As I bent over , my fountain pen fell to the ground.

我一哈腰把钢笔掉在地上了.

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Pen it before you forget it.

记下来,免得忘了.

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This lousy pen really drives me mad!

这支破笔真气人!

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