sharpen

英語

詞源

源自中古英語 scharpenen、scharpnen，等同於sharp +‎ -en。

發音

• (通用美式) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈʃɑɹpɨn/

  • 音頻 (英式)：

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• 韻部：-ɑː(ɹ)pən

動詞

sharpen (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 sharpens，現在分詞 sharpening，一般過去時及過去分詞 sharpened)

1. (及物) 削尖，磨鋒利；(比喻義) 加強，加重

   to sharpen a pencil or a knife or a musical note

   削鉛筆，磨刀，加重音符

   • Template:RQ:Burke Reflections

     He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill.

   • 2013年7月26日, Leo Hickman, “How algorithms rule the world”, 出自 The Guardian Weekly, 卷 189, 期 7，頁號 26:

     The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. […] who, if anyone, is policing their use. Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

2. (不及物) 變尖

近義詞

• hone 〈喻〉
• whet

反義詞

• blunt
• blur

派生詞

• sharpener

異序詞

• Hapners, pherans