inkhorn

英式音标：inkhorn怎么读

美式音标：inkhorn怎么读

inkhorn词义

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n. 墨水瓶adj. 学究气的；卖弄学问的


inkhorn英文词源

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inkhorn (n.)
late 14c., "small portable vessel (originally made of horn) for holding ink," from ink (n.) + horn (n.). Used attributively as an adjective for things (especially vocabulary) supposed to be beloved by scribblers and bookworms (1540s). An Old English word for the thing was blæchorn.