trigger
- vt. 引發(fā),引起;觸發(fā)
- vi. 松開扳柄
- n. 扳機(jī);[電子] 觸發(fā)器;制滑機(jī)
- n. (Trigger)人名;(英)特里杰
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
改寫或回構(gòu)自早期拼寫形式 tricker,來自荷蘭語(yǔ) trekker,扳機(jī),來自 trekken,拉,拔,最終來自 PIE*dhragh,拉,詞源同 drag,trek.引申詞義起因,誘因等。
英文詞源
- trigger (n.)
- "device by means of which a catch or spring is released and a mechanism set in action," 1650s, earlier tricker (1620s), from Dutch trekker "trigger," from trekken "to pull" (see trek). Tricker was the usual form in English until c. 1750. Trigger-happy is attested from 1942.
- trigger (v.)
- 1930, from trigger (n.). Related: Triggered; triggering.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Stress may act as a trigger for these illnesses.
- 壓力可能會(huì)成為引發(fā)這些疾病的原因。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.
- 一名男子拿槍指著他們,接著扣動(dòng)了扳機(jī)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They were gunned down by members of the trigger-happy National Guard.
- 他們被那些肆意開槍的國(guó)民衛(wèi)隊(duì)士兵槍殺了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Unresolved or unacknowledged fears can trigger sleepwalking.
- 殘留在心里的或不為人知的恐懼都可能引發(fā)夢(mèng)游。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. A wide range of emotionally stressful events may trigger a relapse.
- 多種令人情緒緊張的事情都可能引起舊病復(fù)發(fā).
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》