shower

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復數:?showers;第三人稱單數:?showers;過去式:?showered;過去分詞:?showered;現(xiàn)在分詞:?showering;

shower,n,陣雨，音“潲哇”。解：這個英語單詞真妙，直接出了陣雨的下法――潲哇。絕對地說，直下的雨是沒有的，無論是陣雨還是非陣雨。

shower 陣雨，陣雪，淋浴，沐浴

來自古英語 scur,陣風，陣雪，暴風雪，來自 Proto-Germanic*skuro,風暴，暴風雪，來自 PIE*skewer,北方，冷風，詞源同拉丁語 caurus,東方風。拼寫比較 tower,turret.引申詞義淋浴，沐浴。

shower: shower: [OE] Shower comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *skūra, which also produced German schauer and Dutch schoer. Its ultimate ancestry is uncertain.
shower (n.1): Old English scur "a short fall of rain, storm, tempest; fall of missiles or blows; struggle, commotion; breeze," from Proto-Germanic *skuraz (cognates: Old Norse skur, Old Saxon and Old Frisian scur "fit of illness;" Old High German scur, German Schauer "shower, downpour;" Gothic skura, in skura windis "windstorm"), from PIE root *kew-(e)ro- "north, north wind" (cognates: Latin caurus "northwest wind;" Old Church Slavonic severu "north, north wind;" Lithuanian ?iaurus "raging, stormy," ?iaurys "north wind," ?iaure "north").

Of blood, tears, etc., from c. 1400. Of meteors from 1835. Sense of "bath in which water is poured from above" first recorded 1851 (short for shower-bath, itself attested from 1803). Meaning "large number of gifts bestowed on a bride" (1904, American English colloquial) later was extended to the party at which it happens (1926). Shower curtain attested from 1914.
shower (v.): 1570s, "come down in showers;" 1580s, "to discharge a shower," from shower (n.1). Intransitive sense from 1930. Related: Showered; showering.
shower (n.2): "one who shows," Old English sceawere "spectator, watchtower, mirror," agent noun; see show (v.).

1. He stepped out of the shower and began towelling himself down.: 他走出淋浴間，開始用毛巾把身子擦干。

3. There was a short sharp shower followed by a strengthening breeze.: 一場短時強陣雨后風勢漸長。

4. A cool shower wakes up the body and boosts circulation.: 冷水澡可以刺激身體，促進血液循環(huán)。

5. I am writing in connection with Michael Shower's letter.: 關于邁克爾·肖爾的來信，現(xiàn)復信如下。