quill

kwil

GRE

n. pen made from a bird's feather
n. a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
n. the hollow spine of a feather

n. 羽根, 大翎毛, 羽毛笔
vt. 刺穿

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BNC 频率

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使用频率

quill 这个词没有明显的词根词缀，但它源于拉丁语 cucullus，意为“斗篷”，可以联想到羽毛的形态像斗篷一样包裹。

例句

1. The writer used a quill to create beautiful calligraphy.

作者用羽毛笔写出美丽的书法。

2. In the past, people wrote letters with a quill and ink.

在过去，人们用羽毛笔和墨水写信。

3. She kept a quill as a souvenir from her trip to the museum.

她把一支羽毛笔作为去博物馆旅行的纪念品。