廚房裡的籤與串
這一組就是核心畫面本身：真的有一根尖籤，真的把食物串在一條線上。
noun · B2
A long thin stick of metal or wood with a point at one end, pushed through pieces of meat or other food so that they stay together and are easy to turn while they cook.
（烤肉）籤、串
核心畫面
You can think of skewer as one long pointed stick going straight through something and out the other side. Once it is through, nothing can slide off and nothing can wriggle away: the pieces are lined up on that one line, held exactly where the point put them. Both parts of that picture matter later, the going through and the being held, because the other uses of the word take one or the other and run with it.
skewer 的核心畫面可以想成一根長長的尖籤，從東西的一邊直直穿過去，再從另一邊出來。穿過去之後有兩件事同時發生：…更多收起
skewer 的核心畫面可以想成一根長長的尖籤，從東西的一邊直直穿過去，再從另一邊出來。穿過去之後有兩件事同時發生：東西被串在同一條線上，而且再也滑不掉、躲不開。這兩點後面都還會用到——「穿過去」和「跑不掉」。其他用法，可以想成各自抓住其中一點再長出去：有的講食物，有的講話，有的講棋盤上的一條線。From the word’s history
Wiktionary traces skewer to Middle English skeuier, likely a variant of skiver, probably of North Germanic origin, comparing Icelandic skifa, to slice. That points at a thin sliced piece of wood, which is what a pointed cooking stick is.
Wiktionary 記載 skewer 來自中古英文 skeuier，很可能是 skiver 的變體，源頭偏北歐語，並與冰島文 skífa（切片）相比。線索指向「一片削下來的薄木」——把薄木削尖，就成了穿食物的那根籤，跟核心畫面對得上。
Wiktionary entry for skewer, etymology 1 (packet etymology_text): From Middle English skeuier, skuer, likely a variant of Middle English skever, skiver; probably of North Germanic origin, compare Icelandic skifa (to slice).
Four branches
把東西穿過去
核心畫面被當成動作用：不是那根籤，而是那根籤做的事。
verb · B2
To push a skewer, or any other sharp pointed thing, right through a piece of food or an object, making a hole through it and holding it in place.
串起來、刺穿
一針見血的批評
抓的是畫面的第二半：穿過去之後躲不掉。把籤換成話，就是說中要害、對方再也閃不開。這是比喻用法，不是歷史上的另一個字。
verb · C1
To criticize a person, a work or an idea very strongly, using sharp words that show exactly what is weak or false about it, often in a way other people find funny.
一針見血地諷刺、痛批
棋盤上的一條線
抓的是「串在同一條線上」這一點：兩顆棋排在一線，像被同一根籤穿過。
noun · C1
In chess, an attack along one line in which a valuable piece is hit first and has to move, leaving a less valuable piece behind it to be taken.
（西洋棋）串擊
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
skewernoun詞源 1/ˈskjuː.ə/
- 1
A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
- Larissa, 107 miles from Salonica, is reached at 10.33, and there is a halt of 17 min. while vendors of oranges, cheese, meat on skewers, sweetmeats, and Turkish coffee do a brisk trade.
- 2
Food served on a skewer.
- 3
board-gameschessgamesA scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, exposes a less valuable piece.
skewerverb詞源 1/ˈskjuː.ə/
- 1
To impale on a skewer.
- 2
board-gameschessgamesTo attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
- 3
To severely mock or discredit.
- Parody, in its purest form, is an act of both mockery and appreciation. True masters of the practice possess a bone-deep understanding of their targets; they skewer because they love—or at least, because they’ve done their homework.
- A journalist outside 10 Downing Street on Thursday displaying one of the many tabloid covers skewering Mr. Johnson.
skewernoun詞源 2/ˈskjuː.ə/
- 1
rareThat which skews something.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。