tent

英 [tent] 美[tɛnt]

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复数: tents;

1. tent- "stretch" => tent.
2. => portable shelter of skins or cloths stretched over poles.

tent 帐篷

来自拉丁语 tenta,帐篷，原义为展开的，来自 tentus 的阴性格，来自 tendere 的过去分词格，来自 tendere,拉开，张开，词源同 tend,extend.

tent: tent: [13] A tent is etymologically something that is ‘stretched’ – over a frame to provide shelter. The word comes via Old French tente from Vulgar Latin *tenta, a noun derived from the past participial stem of Latin tendere ‘stretch’ (source of English tend, tendency, etc). It was supposedly inspired by the expression pelles tendere, literally ‘stretch skins’, that is, ‘stretch animal hides over a framework to make a tent’, which was used metaphorically for ‘set up a camp’.
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tent (n.): c. 1300, "portable shelter of skins or coarse cloth stretched over poles," from Old French tente "tent, hanging, tapestry" (12c.), from Medieval Latin tenta "a tent," literally "something stretched out," noun use of fem. singular of Latin tentus "stretched," variant past participle of tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). The notion is of "stretching" hides over a framework. Tent caterpillar first recorded 1854, so called from the tent-like silken webs in which they live gregariously.
tent (v.): "to camp in a tent," 1856, from tent (n.). Earlier "to pitch a tent" (1550s). Related: Tented; tenting.

1. Small things stirred in the grass around the tent.: 一些小东西在帐篷四周的草丛里窸窸窣窣地动着。

3. Mom wants to know if you guys still have that two-person tent.: 妈妈想知道你们是否还有那顶双人帐篷。

4. He drew back the tent flap and strode out into the blizzard.: 他拉开帐篷的门帘，大步走进暴风雪中。