- a small firearm designed to be held in one hand手枪。
(pistolled, pistolling; <美> pistoled, pistoling) with obj.
- dated shoot (someone) with a pistol〈旧〉用手枪射击。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was 'whistle', hence a firearm by the resemblance in shape.