stirrup: [OE] A stirrup is etymologically a ‘climbing rope’. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic compound formed from the base *stig- ‘climb’ (source also of English stair and stile) and *raipaz (ancestor of English rope). The earliest stirrups were looped pieces of rope. => rope, stair, stile
stirrup (n.)
Old English stigrap "a support for the foot of a person mounted on a horse," literally "climbing rope," from stige "a climbing, ascent" (from Proto-Germanic *stigaz "climbing;" see stair) + rap (see rope (n.)). Originally a looped rope as a help for mounting. Germanic cognates include Old Norse stigreip, Middle Dutch stegerep, Old High German stegareif, German stegreif. Surgical device used in childbirth, etc., so called from 1884. Stirrup-cup (1680s) was a cup of wine or other drink handed to a rider already on horseback and setting out on a journey, hence "a parting glass" (compare French le vin de l'etrier).
双语例句
1. She had to lengthen her stirrup leathers.
她得放长马镫皮带.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Jane put one foot in the near stirrup and turned to look at the stranger.
简一只脚就近蹬上马镫，转脸看着陌生人。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The stirrup leathers rubbed raw patches on his legs.
马蹬皮带把他腿上的皮肤擦伤引起疼痛.
来自辞典例句
4. He walked up to the horse and put his foot in the stirrup.
他走到马的身边,把脚踏在马蹬上.
来自辞典例句
5. If you speak the truth, have a foot in the stirrup.
