mid-15c., possibly from a diminutive of Middle French cran "notch, fissure" (14c.), from crener "to notch, split," from Medieval Latin crenare, possibly from Latin cernere "to separate, sift" (see crisis). But OED casts doubt on this derivation.
雙語例句
1. Boxes are stacked in every nook and cranny at the factory.
盒子疊放在工廠的各個角落。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Every nook and cranny of this place brought back memories.
這個地方的每一個角落都勾起許多回憶.
來自辭典例句
3. He knew every nook and cranny of the area.
他對這一帶的一草一木都了如指掌.
來自辭典例句
4. The shrapnel was searching every cranny.
榴霰彈正在四散開來.
來自辭典例句
5. I've searched every nook and cranny but I still can't find the keys.