| 单词 | refraid |
| 释义 | Definition of refraid in English:refraidnoun rɪˈfreɪd historical
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in John Lydgate (c1370–c1449), poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. From Anglo-Norman refreid, refreit liturgical response, main theme of a discourse, use as noun of past participle of refreindre, refraindre to ring out, to sing a refrain, to provide an accompaniment for (a song) from an unattested post-classical Latin form *refrangere. Also influenced semantically by Middle French reffroy (Old French refrait, refreit, etc.) melody, birdsong, repeated words. Compare post-classical Latin refractus refrain, Old Occitan refrach. Definition of refraid in US English:refraidnounrɪˈfreɪd historical
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in John Lydgate (c1370–c1449), poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. From Anglo-Norman refreid, refreit liturgical response, main theme of a discourse, use as noun of past participle of refreindre, refraindre to ring out, to sing a refrain, to provide an accompaniment for (a song) from an unattested post-classical Latin form *refrangere. Also influenced semantically by Middle French reffroy (Old French refrait, refreit, etc.) melody, birdsong, repeated words. Compare post-classical Latin refractus refrain, Old Occitan refrach. |
| 随便看 |
|
雅致网英汉双解词典包含236457条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。