
joint
词源
源自古法语'joint',来自拉丁语'iunctus',是'iungere'(连接)的过去分词。13世纪进入英语,最初指身体关节,后引申为各种连接和共享的含义。
noun
❶ 指两个或多个物体连接在一起的部分,如骨骼的连接处或木板的接合处。
“The doctor said I have a problem with my knee joint.”
(医生说我膝盖关节有问题。)
“He used glue to strengthen the joint between the two pieces of wood.”
(他用胶水加固了两块木头的接合处。)
❶ 指公共场所,特别是提供食物或娱乐的地方,如餐厅或酒吧。
“Let's meet at that new pizza joint downtown.”
(我们去市中心那家新开的披萨店见面吧。)
“This used to be a popular jazz joint in the 1960s.”
(这里曾是20世纪60年代很受欢迎的爵士乐酒吧。)
adjective
❶ 形容由两个或更多人共同完成或拥有的,强调共享或合作。
“They made a joint decision to sell the company.”
(他们共同决定出售公司。)
“The two countries issued a joint statement about the agreement.”
(两国就协议发表了联合声明。)
verb
❶ 将两个部分连接或固定在一起,常用于木工或建筑领域。
“The carpenter jointed the two boards with precision.”
(木匠精确地将两块木板连接在一起。)
“You need to joint the pipes before installing them.”
(安装前你需要先把管道连接好。)
常见短语
joint venture — 指两家或多家公司为特定商业项目而建立的合作关系,共享资源和利润。
“The two tech giants formed a joint venture to develop AI technology.”
(这两家科技巨头成立了合资企业来开发人工智能技术。)
out of joint — 形容事物不协调或混乱的状态,原指骨骼脱臼,现多用于比喻。
“After the holiday, my sleep schedule feels completely out of joint.”
(假期过后,我的睡眠时间表完全乱套了。)