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n. 铁头木棒（英国旧时的一种武器，长六英尺至八英尺）
n.
铁头木棒（英国旧时的一种武器，长六英尺至八英尺）；
变形
复数：quarterstaves
英英释义
quarterstaff[ 'kwɔ:təstɑ:f, -stæf ]
n.a long stout staff used as a weapon
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GMX Resources Posts Lower First Quarter Earnings
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Piedmont puts away win with big fourth quarter
Carroll girls upset Alter with strong 4th quarter
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The Sting Volume 5, Spring Quarter 1981
quarterstaff (n.)
also quarter-staff, 1540s (quarter-stroke "stroke with a quarterstaff" is attested from early 15c.), stout pole, six to eight feet long (six-and-a-half sometimes is given as the standard length), tipped with iron, formerly a weapon used by the English peasantry. From staff (n.); the quarter is of uncertain signification. According to one theory, favored by fencing manuals, etc., it likely is in reference to operation of the weapon:
It was grasped by one hand in the middle, and by the other between the middle and the end. In the attack the latter hand shifted from one quarter of the staff to the other, giving the weapon a rapid circular motion, which brought the ends on the adversary at unexpected points. [Century Dictionary]
Linguists tend to prefer an explanation from woodcutting, perhaps a reference to a cut of lumber known as a quarter, but contemporary evidence is wanting for either conjecture.1. There is a certain impatience among some of the soldiers.
有些士兵有点儿不耐烦。
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2. Over the years he's demonstrated a certain prescience in foreign affairs.
这些年来，他已经在外交事务方面表现出一定的预见性。
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3. I feel certain that it will all turn out well.
我觉得最后肯定会皆大欢喜。
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4. There are certain things he does that drive me mad.
他的某些举动让我很生气。
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5. Parents can programme the machine not to turn on at certain times.
父母可以设定这台机器的程序，使它在特定时间段无法开启。
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