這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字,意思沒有關係, 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 tin container · ability
can
n, vThis can is a completely different word from the 'be able to' one — it just happens to be spelled the same. Picture a sealed metal container: a round tin that keeps food or drink shut safely inside. From that solid object two lines grow. As an object the shape and the seal spread out into other tin-shaped things (spray cans, oil cans) and then into 'box you're shut into' jokes (the can = prison, the toilet). As a verb, can means to put food into such a container (to can food), and from ' something shut / boxing it away' come the slang senses of a person or shutting them up.
From the word’s history
From Old English 'canne', a container or cup. This is a separate root from the auxiliary verb 'can' (from 'cunnan', to know) — they are unrelated homographs.
源自古英語 canne,意思是容器、杯子。它跟助動詞 can(來自 cunnan「知道」)是不同的字根——兩者只是同形異義,毫無關係。
Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), entries 'can (n.)' and 'can (v.1)'
A second word, same spelling
can
auxYou can picture this can as an inner power that opens a door: there is something you have it in you to do, so the door to doing it stands open. From that one idea everything spreads. If you have the skill, the door of ABILITY is open (I can swim). If a rule lets you through, the door of PERMISSION is open (you can leave now). If the world allows it, the door of POSSIBILITY is open (anything can happen). And asking 'can you…?' is really asking someone to swing that door open for you.
From the word’s history
Old English 'cunnan' meant 'to know, to know how to'. Ability grew straight out of knowing-how: if you know how to do a thing, you can do it.
古英語 cunnan 原意是「知道、懂得怎麼做」。「能力」這一支正是從「懂得怎麼做」長出來的:你會怎麼做,你就 can 做。
Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), entry 'can (v.1)'
登入就可以看每一支怎麼連回核心畫面。
原始詞典資料45 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
CANnoun詞源 1
- 1
chemistryinorganic-chemistrynatural-sciencesceric ammonium nitrate
CANname詞源 2
- 1
The Andean Community of Nations.
Canname
- 1
A river in Essex, England, which joins the River Chelmer in Chelmsford; in full, the River Can.
- 2
A unisex given name; used primarily as a middle name.
- Police say Huu Can Tran, 72, opened fire at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park, on Saturday night, before fatally shooting himself after a manhunt across the region on Sunday.
canverb詞源 1/kæn/
- 1
To know how to.
- She can speak English, French, and German.
- I can play football.
- 2
To be able to.
- Can you remember your fifth birthday?
- Animals can experience emotions.
- 3
informalMay; to be permitted or enabled to.
- You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework.
- Can I use your pen?
- 4
To have the potential to; to be possible for (someone or something) to.
- Can it be Friday already?
- Teenagers can really try their parents' patience.
- 5
informalUsed to form requests, typically polite.
- Can you please come over here?
- Can we try that scene again?
- 6
obsoleteTo know.
- ca.1360-1387, William Langland, Piers Plowman I can rimes of Robin Hood.
- ca.1360-1387, William Langland, Piers Plowman I can no Latin, quod she.
- 7
To be (followed by a word like able, possible, allowed). third-person singular simple present indicative of can
- Importance of Identifying Leaf: Identify Plants: If we can able to identify leaf, we can easily able to identify plants.
- Children in need of care and protection can allowed to be placed in foster care based on the orders of the CWC. The selection of the foster family is based on the family's ability, intent, capacity, and prior experience of taking care[…]
- 8
To be able to or know how to (do something); an accompanying verb is not required if it is already inferable from context.
- Can anot?
另外 1 個記錄的用法
- 9
To be fine or acceptable; to be possible; (with liao or already) to be enough. Often used in conjunction with a variety of clause-final particles, e.g., lah, meh or one, to express different attitudes towards the subject matter.
- Can liao, don’t need to use so much glue.
- We have been doing this for 50 years, we have shown you what we can do. If I say can, means can. […]
canintj詞源 1/kæn/
- 1
OK, sure; indicates approval or acknowledgment.
- 2
Used to convey reassurance.
canparticle詞源 1/kæn/
- 1
OK(?); used at the end of a question when seeking approval or acknowledgment.
- I cut this wire, can?
- Can you go collect them or not? The shop is at Jalan Sultan. I’m not free, otherwise I’ll do it myself. Can?
cannoun詞源 2/ˈkæn/
- 1
A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.
- I keep a can of fuel for emergencies.
- 2
A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.
- Soup in a can lasts for years.
- 3
A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
- 4
archaicA chamber pot.
- 5
archaicslangA chamber pot.
- Shit or get off the can.
- Bob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me.
- 6
vulgarslangButtocks.
- 7
vulgarslangThe breasts of a woman.
- 8
slangJail or prison.
- Bob’s in the can. He won’t be back for a few years.
- The undercover cop never liked the Monkey Man / Even back in childhood, he wanted to see him in the can
另外 7 個記錄的用法
- 9
slangHeadphones.
- 10
archaicA drinking cup.
- VVhen the vulgar ſort / Sit on their Ale-bench, vvith their cups and kannes, / Matters of ſtate be not their common talke, / Nor pure religion by their lips prophande.
- SIR ANDREW: Nay, my troth, I know not: but I know, to be up late is to be up late. / SIR TOBY: A false conclusion: I hate it as an unfilled can.
- 11
nauticaltransportA cylindrical buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark
- 12
A chimney pot.
- 13
slangAn E-meter used in Scientology auditing.
- 14
slangAn ounce (or sometimes, two ounces) of marijuana.
- […] prosecution for selling and giving away marijuana, the evidence clearly constituted substantial proof that a package purchased by defendant contained marijuana where he requested "four cans" of marijuana to be delivered to himself and […]
- 15
A protective cover for the fuel element in a nuclear reactor.
canverb詞源 2/ˈkæn/
- 1
To seal in a can.
- They canned air to sell as a novelty to tourists.
- 2
To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.
- They spent August canning fruit and vegetables.
- 3
To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
- He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail.
- My next stop is Oxford, which has also grown with the addition of new platforms to accommodate the Chiltern Railways service to London via Bicester - although, short sightedly, the planned electrification from Paddington was canned. Evidence of the volte-face can be seen along the line at places such as Radley, where mast piles are already sunk or lie discarded at the lineside.
- 4
slangTo shut up.
- Can your gob.
- Maurrant: Aw, can all that talk! You been listenin’ to them bolshevikis, that’s the trouble.
- 5
To fire or dismiss an employee.
- The boss canned him for speaking out.
- As a result of his refusal, the employee was subsequently canned in 2015 on the basis of "professional inadequacy" and failing to embody the "party" atmosphere that the consultancy was trying to cultivate.
- 6
slanggolfhobbieslifestyleTo hole the ball.
- I thought I had canned it, but it just missed, and I tapped in the second one for a par.
- 7
To cover (the fuel element in a nuclear reactor) with a protective cover.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
- Controller Area Network
- ISO standards 11898
- 11898-1
- 11898-2
- and its predecessor standards
- campus area network
- community action network
- consistent and asymptotically normal
- court attendance notice
- Can.
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