请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 hotchpot
释义

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hotch•pot  (hochpot′),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]
  1. Lawthe bringing together of shares or properties in order to divide them equally, esp. when they are to be divided among the children of a parent dying intestate.
  • Anglo-French, literally, shake-pot. See hotch, pot1
  • Middle English hochepot 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hotchpot /ˈhɒtʃˌpɒt/ n
  1. the collecting of property so that it may be redistributed in equal shares, esp on the intestacy of a parent who has given property to his children in his lifetime
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French hochepot, from hocher to shake, of Germanic origin + pot1
随便看

 

英语词典包含188688条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/21 18:44:19