英语词汇“pinion”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pin•ion² v. [~ + object]

to bind or hold (a person's limbs) so they cannot be used:Pinioned to the ground, the assassin offered no further resistance.

pin•ion¹ n.

[Mach.]
- Mechanical Engineeringa gear with a small number of teeth, esp. one engaging with a rack or larger gear. See diag. under rack ¹.
- Mechanical Engineeringa shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
Metallurgya gear driving a roll in a rolling mill.

Latin pectin- (stem of pecten) comb; see pecten
French pignon cogwheel, Middle French peignon, derivative of peigne comb, variant of pigne
1650–60

pin′ion•less, adj.
pin′ion•like′, adj.

pin•ion² n.

Birdsthe distal or terminal segment of the wing of a bird consisting of the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges.
Birdsthe wing of a bird.
Birdsa feather.
Birdsthe flight feathers collectively.

v.t.

Birdsto cut off the pinion of (a wing) or bind (the wings), as in order to prevent a bird from flying.
Birdsto disable or restrain (a bird) in such a manner.
to bind (a person's arms or hands) so they cannot be used.
to disable (someone) in such a manner;
shackle.
to bind or hold fast, as to a thing:to be pinioned to one's bad habits.

Vulgar Latin *pinniōn (stem of pinniō), derivative of Latin pinna feather, wing, fin
Middle French pignon wing, pinion
late Middle English pynyon 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pinion /ˈpɪnjən/ n

chiefly poetic a bird's wing
the part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers

vb (transitive)

to hold or bind (the arms) of (a person) so as to restrain or immobilize him
to confine or shackle
to make (a bird) incapable of flight by removing that part of (the wing) from which the flight feathers grow

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French pignon wing, from Latin pinna wing

pinion /ˈpɪnjən/ n

a cogwheel that engages with a larger wheel or rack, which it drives or by which it is driven

Etymology: 17th Century: from French pignon cogwheel, from Old French peigne comb, from Latin pecten comb; see pecten

单词	pinion
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pin•ion² /ˈpɪnyən/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object] to bind or hold (a person's limbs) so they cannot be used:Pinioned to the ground, the assassin offered no further resistance. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pin•ion¹ (pin′yən),USA pronunciation n. [Mach.] Mechanical Engineeringa gear with a small number of teeth, esp. one engaging with a rack or larger gear. See diag. under rack ¹. Mechanical Engineeringa shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear. Metallurgya gear driving a roll in a rolling mill. Latin pectin- (stem of pecten) comb; see pecten French pignon cogwheel, Middle French peignon, derivative of peigne comb, variant of pigne 1650–60 pin′ion•less, adj. pin′ion•like′, adj. pin•ion² (pin′yən),USA pronunciation n. Birdsthe distal or terminal segment of the wing of a bird consisting of the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges. Birdsthe wing of a bird. Birdsa feather. Birdsthe flight feathers collectively. v.t. Birdsto cut off the pinion of (a wing) or bind (the wings), as in order to prevent a bird from flying. Birdsto disable or restrain (a bird) in such a manner. to bind (a person's arms or hands) so they cannot be used. to disable (someone) in such a manner; shackle. to bind or hold fast, as to a thing:to be pinioned to one's bad habits. Vulgar Latin *pinniōn (stem of pinniō), derivative of Latin pinna feather, wing, fin Middle French pignon wing, pinion late Middle English pynyon 1400–50 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pinion /ˈpɪnjən/ n chiefly poetic a bird's wing the part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers vb (transitive) to hold or bind (the arms) of (a person) so as to restrain or immobilize him to confine or shackle to make (a bird) incapable of flight by removing that part of (the wing) from which the flight feathers grow Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French pignon wing, from Latin pinna wing pinion /ˈpɪnjən/ n a cogwheel that engages with a larger wheel or rack, which it drives or by which it is driven Etymology: 17th Century: from French pignon cogwheel, from Old French peigne comb, from Latin pecten comb; see pecten
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