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

cur•tail¹ v. [~ + object]

to cut short;
reduce:The trip was curtailed because of bad weather.

cur•tail•er, n. [countable]
cur•tail•ment, n. [uncountable]curtailment of foreign aid.See -tail-.

cur•tail¹ v.t.

to cut short;
cut off a part of;
abridge;
reduce;
diminish.

late Middle English curtailen to restrict (said of royal succession or inheritance), probably a conflation of Middle French courtau(l)d (see curtal) and Middle English taillen to cut (see taille, tailor) 1425–75

cur•tailed′ly, adv.
cur•tail′er, n.
cur•tail′ment, n.

shorten.

cur•tail² n. [Archit.]

Architecturea horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
ArchitectureAlso called cur′tail step′. a starting step having a scroll termination to one or both ends of the tread.

probably alteration, by folk etymology, etymological, of curtal

curtail /kɜːˈteɪl/ vb

(transitive) to cut short; abridge

Etymology: 16th Century: changed (through influence of tail¹) from obsolete curtal to dock; see curtal

curˈtailer n curˈtailment n

单词	curtail
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 cur•tail¹ /kɚˈteɪl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object] to cut short; reduce:The trip was curtailed because of bad weather. cur•tail•er, n. [countable] cur•tail•ment, n. [uncountable]curtailment of foreign aid.See -tail-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 cur•tail¹ (kər tāl′),USA pronunciation v.t. to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish. late Middle English curtailen to restrict (said of royal succession or inheritance), probably a conflation of Middle French courtau(l)d (see curtal) and Middle English taillen to cut (see taille, tailor) 1425–75 cur•tailed′ly, adv. cur•tail′er, n. cur•tail′ment, n. lessen, dock. See shorten. cur•tail² (kûr′tāl′),USA pronunciation n. [Archit.] Architecturea horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing. ArchitectureAlso called cur′tail step′. a starting step having a scroll termination to one or both ends of the tread. probably alteration, by folk etymology, etymological, of curtal Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: curtail /kɜːˈteɪl/ vb (transitive) to cut short; abridge Etymology: 16th Century: changed (through influence of tail¹) from obsolete curtal to dock; see curtal curˈtailer n curˈtailment n
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