一根直直硬硬的桿
畫面本身,沒有加任何工作。這是字義的中心,也是其他用法向外長出去的地方。
noun · A2
A long, thin, straight piece of metal, wood, or plastic. A rod is stiff, so it keeps its shape, and it is often used to hold something up or to make a structure strong.
桿;棒
One straight, stiff line of material that you can hold at one end. Because it does not bend or flop, it can hold something up, reach out to a distance, or be laid inside a wall to keep it strong.
From Middle English rodde, from Old English *rodd, of uncertain origin but probably from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'stick, club'. Compare Old Norse rudda 'club'.
這個字從中古英文 rodde 傳下來,再往前是古英文的 *rodd。它的更早來源不完全確定,但可能來自表示「棍子、棒子」的古日耳曼語字根;古北歐語的 rudda(棍棒)是可以比對的親戚。換句話說,它一開始講的就是一根硬棍子,今天的每個用法都還在那根棍子上。
Wiktionary entry for rod, etymology section (kaikki extract, source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:189456122)
Three branches
一根直直硬硬的桿
畫面本身,沒有加任何工作。這是字義的中心,也是其他用法向外長出去的地方。
noun · A2
A long, thin, straight piece of metal, wood, or plastic. A rod is stiff, so it keeps its shape, and it is often used to hold something up or to make a structure strong.
桿;棒
伸出去做事的那一根
同一根桿子被交到手上,多了線和鉤子,就有了任務。人握著近的一端,讓遠的一端伸到搆不著的地方——這正是「硬而直」這個特性最好用的時候。
noun · A2
A long, thin pole used for catching fish. A line and a hook hang from one end, and you hold the other end in your hands.
釣竿
因為長得像棍子而被叫做 rod 的東西
這一支不是把桿子拿去用,而是把它的樣子借出去命名。只要東西細細直直的,英文就可能叫它 rod——名字走的是形狀,不是功能。
noun · C1
One of the thin, rod-shaped cells at the back of your eye. Rods let you see when there is very little light, but they do not tell colours apart — the cone cells do that.
視桿細胞