foot
含义: The body part at the end of the leg; a unit of measurement
Foot refers to the part of the body you stand on, or a unit of length (12 inches/30.48 cm). Plural is 'feet.' 'On foot' means walking. 'Put your foot in it' means to say something embarrassing. 'Foot the bill' means to pay. 'Get cold feet' means to become nervous about something.
例句
- She hurt her foot playing football. 她踢足球时伤了脚。Se lastimó el pie jugando al fútbol.彼女はサッカーをして足を怪我しました。그녀는 축구를 하다가 발을 다쳤습니다.
- The room is about fifteen feet long. 房间大约有十五英尺长。La habitación mide unos quince pies de largo.部屋の長さは約15フィートです。방의 길이는 약 15피트입니다.
- We decided to go on foot rather than take the bus. 我们决定步行而不是乘公共汽车。Decidimos ir a pie en lugar de tomar el autobús.バスに乗らずに歩いて行くことにしました。버스를 타지 않고 걸어가기로 했습니다.
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用法指南
语境: general
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Old English 'fōt', from Proto-Germanic '*fōts', from Proto-Indo-European '*pṓds'. Cognate with Latin 'pēs' (foot), Greek 'pous', and Sanskrit 'pad'. One of the oldest words in the language.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
故事与趣闻
The measurement unit comes from the length of a human foot. King Henry I of England supposedly decreed that a foot should be one-third of his arm length, standardising the measurement.
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