n. (Kit)人名;(俄)基特;(东南亚国家华语)吉;(英)基特,姬特(女名)(教名 Christopher、Katherine 的昵称)
中文词源
kit 全套装备,成套元件
可能来自中古荷兰语kitte,水桶,木桶。引申词义一桶装的全套装备,成套元件。
kit 小提琴
来自拉丁语cithara,古琴,吉他,词源同guitar.现仅存于拼写变体词catgut.
英文词源
kit (n.1)
late 13c., "round wooden tub," perhaps from Middle Dutch kitte "jug, tankard, wooden container," of unknown origin. Meaning "collection of personal effects," especially for traveling (originally in reference to a soldier), is from 1785; that of "outfit of tools for a workman" is from 1851. Of drum sets, by 1929. Meaning "article to be assembled by the buyer" is from 1930s.
kit (n.2)
"small fiddle used by dancing teachers," 1510s, probably a shortening of Old English cythere, from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara (see guitar).
实用例句
1. I don't like taking my kit off on screen.
我不喜欢在银幕上表演裸戏。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Football kit relaunches are simply a way of boosting sales.