pierce

• vt. 刺穿；洞察；响彻；深深地打动
• vi. 进入；透入

来自古法语percer,穿透，刺穿，改写自拉丁语pertundere,穿透，刺穿，来自per-,通过，穿过，tundere,击，打，捣，词源同obtuse,contustion.

pierce (v.)

late 13c. "make a hole in; force one's way through," from Anglo-French perser, Old French percier "pierce, transfix, drive through" (12c., Modern French percer), probably from Vulgar Latin *pertusiare, frequentative of Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere "to thrust or bore through," from per- "through" (see per) + tundere "to beat, pound," from PIE *tund-, from root *(s)teu- "to push, strike, knock, beat, thrust" (see obtuse). Related: Pierced; piercing.

来自柯林斯例句

2. Producers decided to end her on-screen romance with Pierce Lawton.

制片人决定结束她在影片中与皮尔斯·劳顿的恋情。

来自柯林斯例句

3. A tap on the door interrupted him and Sally Pierce came in.

敲门声打断了他，萨莉·皮尔斯走了进来。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The company hired the President's special trade representative to lobby Mr. Pierce.

公司雇用了总统的特别商业顾问去游说皮尔斯先生.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. The knife did not pierce very deeply.

刀扎得不很深.

来自《简明英汉词典》