| 单词 | nib |
| 释义 | Related topics: Daily life, Technologynib /nɪb/ noun [countable] 1. DTthe pointed metal part at the end of a pen 钢笔尖 →4 See picture of 见图 TIP 12 his/her nibs old-fashioned informal someone in authority or someone who thinks they are important 上司；要人；自以为了不起的人 And how’s his nibs this morning? 那么这位大人物今天上午怎样了？Examples from the Corpusnib• The forefinger of this was capped with a golden nib!• The quill nib produces a crisper line as a result.• Plus a recess above the nibs allows the tiles to be stacked virtually flat.• I apply the paint to the nib with a brush.• The nib allows for greater speed and directness of drawing.• They used pens with nibs and it was a trouble not to blot the page.Origin nib (1500-1600) Probably from neb “beak” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English nebbnib nounChinese the at part pointed a of Corpus metal end the |
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