kit

英 [kɪt]
  • n. 工具箱；成套工具
  • vt. 装备
  • vi. 装备
  • n. (Kit)人名；(俄)基特；(东南亚国家华语)吉；(英)基特，姬特(女名)(教名 Christopher、Katherine 的昵称)
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中文词源

kit 全套装备，成套元件

可能来自中古荷兰语kitte,水桶，木桶。引申词义一桶装的全套装备，成套元件。

kit 小提琴

来自拉丁语cithara,古琴，吉他，词源同guitar.现仅存于拼写变体词catgut.

英文词源

kit (n.1)
late 13c., "round wooden tub," perhaps from Middle Dutch kitte "jug, tankard, wooden container," of unknown origin. Meaning "collection of personal effects," especially for traveling (originally in reference to a soldier), is from 1785; that of "outfit of tools for a workman" is from 1851. Of drum sets, by 1929. Meaning "article to be assembled by the buyer" is from 1930s.
kit (n.2)
"small fiddle used by dancing teachers," 1510s, probably a shortening of Old English cythere, from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara (see guitar).

双语例句

1. I don't like taking my kit off on screen.
我不喜欢在银幕上表演裸戏。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Football kit relaunches are simply a way of boosting sales.
成套足球用品的重新推出仅仅是一种促销的手段。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Badly-built kit cars can be death traps.
质量低劣的组装车可能会有安全隐患。
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4. Christopher is commonly known as Kit.
克里斯托弗通常被称为基特。
来自《权威词典》
5. a kit for a model plane
一套飞机模型元件
来自《权威词典》