1747, from harpoon (n.). Related: Harpooned; harpooning. Agent-noun form harpooner is from 1726; harpooneer from 1610s.
harpoon (n.)
1610s, from French harpon, from Old French harpon "cramp iron, clamp, clasp" (described as a mason's tool for fastening stones together), from harper "to grapple, grasp," which is of uncertain origin. It is possibly of Germanic origin; or the French word might be from Latin harpa "hook" (related to harpagonem "grappling hook"), from Greek harpe "sickle," from PIE root *serp- (1) "sickle, hook." Earlier word for it was harping-iron (mid-15c.). Sense and spelling perhaps influenced by Dutch (compare Middle Dutch harpoen) or Basque, the language of the first European whaling peoples, who often accompanied English sailors on their early expeditions. Also see -oon.
实用例句
1. The harpoon drove deep into the body of the whale.
渔叉深深地扎进鲸鱼体内.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. A relatively small part of the package are 10 Harpoon antiship missiles made by Boeing.
售台武器中一个相对较小的部分是10枚“鱼叉”(Harpoon)反舰导弹,由波音公司生产.
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3. They tried to get the harpoon into the ray before the sting tail came lashing over to retaliate.
他们试图把鱼叉刺进鳐鱼体内，以防它猛摆那蜇人的尾巴报复。
来自柯林斯例句
4. When I pushed on the harpoon shaft the second time.
那是在我第二次握着鱼叉的柄扎进去的时候.
来自英汉文学 - 老人与海
5. The fisherman transfixed the shark with a harpoon.
