英文词源
- bark (n.1)
- "tree skin," c. 1300, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse borkr "bark," from Proto-Germanic *barkuz, which probably is related to birch and Low German borke. The native word was rind.
- bark (n.2)
- "any small ship," early 15c., from Middle French barque (15c.), from Late Latin barca (c. 400 C.E.), probably cognate with Vulgar Latin *barica (see barge). More precise sense of "three-masted ship" (17c.) often is spelled barque to distinguish it.
- bark (v.)
- in reference to a dog sound, Old English beorcan "to bark," from Proto-Germanic *berkan (cognates: Old Norse berkja "to bark"), of echoic origin. Related: Barked; barking. To bark up the wrong tree is U.S. colloquial, first attested 1832, from notion of hounds following the wrong scent.
- bark (n.3)
- dog sound, Old English beorc, from bark (v.). Paired and compared with bite (n.) since at least 1660s; the proverb is older: "Timid dogs bark worse than they bite" was in Latin (Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet, Quintius Curtius).
中文词源
bark：狗吠、树皮
发音释义：[bɑːk] n. 树皮；狗吠声vi.（狗）吠；大声嚷；vt.厉声叫出
词源解释：bark（树皮）←古挪威语bork（小帆船）←原始日耳曼语barkuz，与birch（桦树）有关；bark（狗吠）←古英语beorcan（狗吠）←原始日耳曼语berkan（狗吠）
词组习语：bark up the wrong tree（攻击错了目标）；someone's bark is worse than their bite（刀子嘴豆腐心）
助记窍门：bark→谐音“扒壳”→扒下树的壳→树皮；bark→谐音“叭儿狗”→狗吠
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bark：树皮，狗吠
1.树皮，词源同birch, 白桦，白桦树皮通常用于写字。
2.狗吠，模仿狗叫的声音。
bark：吠叫，咆哮；吠声，狗叫声
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