One way to hold pierce: a sharp point meets a surface, goes in, and comes out the other side, leaving one small clean hole. Everything about that picture matters. The tool has a point, so this is never cutting or tearing. The hole is small, so nothing is destroyed — the thing is still whole, with a way through it now. And the movement is straight and single: in at one place, out the other side. Every later use keeps that shape, and only changes what the surface is. Sometimes it is a potato skin or an earlobe. Sometimes it is silence, or fog, or a wall of defenders, or the calm on someone's face.
From the word’s history
From Middle English perce, from Old French percier, probably going back to Latin per- meaning through and tundere meaning to beat or pound — literally to beat a way through. It replaced the older English word thyrlian, which simply meant to hole.
pierce 來自中古英語 perce、古法文 percier，再往前可能是拉丁文的 per-（穿過）加上 tundō（敲、打），字面就是「打穿過去」。這條線索跟今天的畫面完全對得上：一個尖的東西打進表面，然後到另一邊。它進入英文之後，取代了原本的古英語詞 þȳrlian，那個字的意思就只是「弄出一個洞」。
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原始詞典資料18 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。
Piercename
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A male given name from Ancient Greek, medieval variant of Piers. Modern usage may also derive from the surname.
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A surname originating as a patronymic.
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pierceverb詞源 1/pɪɹs/
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To puncture; to break through.
- The diver pierced the surface of the water with scarcely a splash.
- to pierce the enemy's line
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To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry.
- Can you believe he pierced his tongue?
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to break or interrupt abruptly
- A dreadful scream pierced the silence.
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To get to the heart or crux of (a matter).
- to pierce a mystery
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To penetrate; to affect deeply.
- A stab of fear pierced my heart.
- pierced with grief
piercenoun詞源 1/pɪɹs/
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A piercing.
- Actually, a navel pierce beautificates any feminine form, as I'm sure it does for you...
- When I was considering a tongue pierce, I had to find out as much as I could about it.
piercenoun詞源 2/pɪɹs/
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A pierced earring.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。