派生词
shingly
adjective词源
late Middle English: of unknown origin.
1
- a rectangular wooden tile used on walls or roofs墙面板; 木瓦。
2
- dated a woman's short haircut in which the hair tapers from the back of the head to the nape of the neck〈旧〉（女子）墙面板式短发发型。
- ORIGIN: so named because of the layering.
3
- N. Amer. a small signboard, especially one found outside a doctor's or lawyer's office〈北美〉（医生或律师办公室外的）小招牌。
with obj.
1
- roof or clad with shingles用木瓦盖…的屋顶; 给…贴墙面板：
as adj. shingled a tower surmounted by a shingled spire.顶部有木瓦塔尖的塔。
2
- dated cut (a woman's hair) in a shingle〈旧〉把（女子头发）剪成墙面板式短发发型。
短语
hang out one's shingle
- N. Amer. begin to practise a profession〈北美〉挂牌开业, 开始营业。
词源
Middle English (as a noun)： apparently from Latin scindula, earlier scandula 'a split piece of wood'.