| 释义 |
mitre/ˈmaitə/ n. & v. (US [美] miter)●n. 1 a tall deeply cleft headdress worn by bishops and abbots, esp. as a symbol of office 主教冠(尤作为职位的标志) 2 (in full 全称 mitre joint) the joint of two pieces of wood or other material at an angle of 90°, such that the line of junction bisects this angle (45 度)斜接；斜角缝 3 a diagonal join of two pieces of fabric that meet at a corner, made by folding (织物的角上)斜拼接 ●v. 1 tr. bestow the mitre on (a bishop or abbot) 给(主教或男住持)加冠 2 tr. & intr. join with a mitre (使)斜接 □ mitred adj.[Middle English via Old French and Latin mitra from Greek mitra ‘girdle, turban’] |