• n. 頂針；套管；嵌環(huán)

來自 thumb,大拇指，-le,工具格后綴。原義為包大拇指的小皮套，引申詞義頂針，頂箍。

thimble

thimble: [OE] A thimble is etymologically a ‘thumb implement’. The word goes back to Old English thymel, a derivative of thūma ‘thumb’. In Old English (where it is recorded only once) it was used for a ‘finger-stall’. By the time it reappears in the 15th century we find it being applied to a ‘leather finger-protector used for pushing in a needle’, and it was extended to metal thimbles, introduced in the 17th century.
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thimble (n.)

Old English tymel "sheath or covering for the thumb," from thuma (see thumb (n.)) + -el (1), used in forming names of instruments (compare handle). Excrescent -b- began mid-15c. (compare humble, nimble). Originally of leather, metal ones came into use 17c. Related: Thimbleful. Thimblerig, con game played with three thimbles and a pea or button, is attested from 1825 by this name, though references to thimble cheats, probably the same swindle, date back to 1716 (see rig (v.)).

1. She put a thimble over the finger when sewing.

縫紉時,她在手上戴一枚頂針.

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2. Won't, you see me had been bought, nuo, thimble.

不會的, 你看我已經(jīng)買來了, 喏, 頂針兒.

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3. When it's raining gold reach for a bucket, not a thimble.

當(dāng)天上掉金子時,要拿桶而不是套管去接.

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4. She says she will do that to you , Wendy, every time I give you a thimble.

彼得給了她一頂針, 差不多就在同時, 她尖叫了起來.

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5. An acceptable thimble is metal and fits snugly on the middle finger of the needle - holding hand.

好的頂針是金屬制成的,并能舒適地戴在拿針的手的中指上.

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