實物:矛最前端的尖頭
字面本身,其餘用法都從這裡長出來。
noun · B2
The sharp pointed piece, usually of metal or stone, fixed on the end of a spear.
矛頭;槍尖
One way to hold this word: a spear is a long pole that does nothing on its own, plus one small hard point at the end that does everything. The point touches first, opens the way, and the whole length follows through the hole it made. Every other use is that point, moved somewhere else. A group at the front of a movement is the point. A person who gets a stuck project moving is the point, in verb form.
From Middle English spere-hed, equivalent to spear plus head. Head here means the front end of a thing, as in the head of a line, not a person's head.
來自中古英文 spere-hed,等於 spear(矛)加 head(頭)。這裡的 head 不是人的頭,而是「一樣東西的最前端」,跟 the head of the line(隊伍最前面)是同一個用法。
packet evidence: Wiktionary etymology_text for spearhead (From Middle English spere-hed; equivalent to spear + head)
Three branches
實物:矛最前端的尖頭
字面本身,其餘用法都從這裡長出來。
noun · B2
The sharp pointed piece, usually of metal or stone, fixed on the end of a spear.
矛頭;槍尖
帶頭的人或單位
把尖端換成人:位置最前、先開路,後面的人跟著走。
noun · B2
The person, group, or unit at the front of an attack or an organized effort, who lead it and go first.
先鋒;主力(帶頭的人或單位)
帶頭去做
同一個畫面改用動詞說:不只是名義上領導,而是站在最前面把事情往前推。
verb · B2
To lead an attack or an organized effort such as a campaign or a project, going in front and pushing it forward.
帶頭推動;主導