stunt

n. 噱头，手腕；绝技

vt. 阻碍…的正常生长或发展

vi. 表演特技；作惊人表演

n. (Stunt)人名；(英)斯坦特

中文词源

stunt 阻碍，遏制，发育不良

来自中古英语 stunt,矮的，发育不良的，来自古英语 stunt,愚笨的，来自 Proto-Germanic*stuntaz, 短的，矮小的，愚笨的，词源同 stint.

stunt (v.): "check in growth, dwarf," 1650s, from verb uses of Middle English adjective stunnt "foolish," from Old English stunt "short-witted, foolish" (as in stuntspræc "foolish talk"), from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz (source of Old Norse stuttr "short"). Related: Stunted; stunting.
stunt (n.): "feat to attract attention," 1878, American English college sports slang, of uncertain origin. Speculated to be a variant of colloquial stump "dare, challenge" (1871), or of German stunde, literally "hour." The movie stunt man is attested from 1930.

1. stun => stuned => stunt (很像不规则的过去分词).2. 谐音“死挡他”。

5. Her latest disappearing act may be no more than a stunt, or a smart career move.: 她最近玩消失也许只是一个噱头，或是其职业生涯上的一着妙棋。