brick
n. 砖，砖块；砖形物；心肠好的人
vt. 用砖砌
adj. 用砖做的；似砖的
n. (Brick)人名；(英、法、瑞典)布里克
中文词源
brick 砖
词源同break, 原指碎石片。
英文词源
- brick
- brick: [15] For what is today such a common phenomenon, the word brick made a surprisingly late entry into the English language. But of course until the later Middle Ages, bricks were very little used in Britain. It was not until the mid-15th century that they were introduced by Flemish builders, and they appear to have brought the word, Middle Dutch bricke, with them. The ultimate source of the word is not clear, although some have tried to link it with break.
- brick (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French briche "brick," probably from a Germanic source akin to Middle Dutch bricke "a tile," literally "a broken piece," from the verbal root of break (v.). Meaning "a good, honest fellow" is from 1840, probably on notion of squareness (as in fair and square) though most extended senses of brick (and square) applied to persons in English are not meant to be complimentary. Brick wall in the figurative sense of "impenetrable barrier" is from 1886.
- brick (v.)
- "to wall up with bricks," 1640s, from brick (n.). Related: Bricked; bricking.
中文解释
1. 想一想金砖四国（bric => brick），到后来的金砖五国（brics => bricks），这个单词就太容易记住了。2. 所谓金砖四国，即：brazil, russia, india, china, 由于这四国的首字母缩写刚好是brick这个单词的发音（bric），由于这几个国家是有巨大潜力的大型经济体，所以被称为“金砖四国”，后来还专门成立了“金砖国家组织”，再后来又扩展成了金砖五国，加入了南非（South Africa）, 于是就变成了 bric 的复数形式 brics，也就是 bricks 的发音 , 2014年还专门成立了金砖国家开发银行，总部就在咱们中国上海。
实用例句
- 1. Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size.
- 每块砖在色调、质地与大小上也都略有不同。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. On South Main Street, a huge brick building looms into view.
- 在南大街上，一座巨大的砖砌建筑赫然出现在人们的视线中。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He flattened himself against a brick wall as I passed.
- 他紧贴一面砖墙站着好让我通过。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Her car swerved off the road into a 6ft high brick wall.
- 她的车突然转向冲出了马路，撞向6英尺高的一面砖墙。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. She learned the rudiments of brick-laying, wiring and plumbing.
- 她学习了砌砖、布线和管道工程的基本知识。
来自柯林斯例句