3325英語網(wǎng) 單詞
quoit的意思
quoit
英 [k??t; kw??t]
美 [k??t]
- n. 鐵圈；金屬環(huán)
- vt. 投擲
- vi. 玩套環(huán)游戲
中文詞源
quoit 投環(huán)，圈
詞源不詳，可能來自古法語coite,石板，平的石塊，來自coilte的拼寫變體，即quilt,墊子。因這種游戲最早投小石塊而得名。
英文詞源
- quoit (n.)
- late 14c., "curling stone," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old French coite "flat stone" (with which the game was originally played), literally "cushion," variant of coilte (see quilt (n.)). Quoits were among the games prohibited by Edward III and Richard II to encourage archery. In reference to a heavy flat iron ring (and the tossing game played with it) it is recorded from mid-15c.