來自這種炮彈的發(fā)明者 19 世紀(jì)英國將軍 Henry Shrapnel,后引申詞義彈片。
英文詞源
shrapnel
shrapnel: The term shrapnel commemorates the name of General Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842), a British artillery officer who in the course of the Peninsular War, at the beginning of the 19th century, invented an exploding shell that sent bullets flying in all directions
shrapnel (n.)
1806, from Gen. Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), who invented a type of exploding, fragmenting shell when he was a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery during the Peninsular War. The invention consisted of a hollow cannon ball, filled with shot, which burst in mid-air; his name for it was spherical case ammunition. Sense of "shell fragments" is first recorded 1940. The surname is attested from 13c., and is believed to be a metathesized form of Charbonnel, a diminutive form of Old French charbon "charcoal," in reference to complexion, hair color, or some other quality.
雙語例句
1. He was wounded in both legs and severely peppered with shrapnel.
他兩條腿都掛彩了，人也被如雨的彈片炸成重傷。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The driver of an evacuation bus was wounded by shrapnel.
一輛疏散大巴的司機(jī)被彈片炸傷。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He was hit by shrapnel from a grenade.
他被手榴彈的彈片擊中了。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He was hit in the arm by flying shrapnel.
他被流彈片打中了手臂.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The bomb exploded, sending shrapnel whistling through the trees.