| 单词 | sole |
| 释义 | sole 1. n. & v. --n 1. the under-surface of the foot. 2. the part of a shoe, sock, etc., corresponding to this (esp. excluding the heel). 3. the lower surface or base of an implement, e.g. a plough, golf-club head, etc. 4. the floor of a ship's cabin. --vtr. provide (a shoe etc.) with a sole. Phrases and idioms sole-plate the bedplate of an engine etc. Derivatives -soled adj. (in comb.). Etymology: OF ult. f. L solea sandal, sill: cf. OE unrecorded solu or sola f. solum bottom, pavement, sole 2. n. any flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp. Solea solea used as food. Etymology: ME f. OF f. Prov. sola ult. f. L solea (as SOLE(1), named from its shape) 3. adj. 1. (attrib.) one and only; single, exclusive (the sole reason; has the sole right). 2. archaic or Law (esp. of a woman) unmarried. 3. archaic alone, unaccompanied. Derivatives solely adv. Etymology: ME f. OF soule f. L sola fem. of solus alone |
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