Pawn



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. / v. 典当, 抵押; n. 被利用的小人物
• ［例］ John was broke, so he pawned his wedding ring.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English pown, from Anglo-French peoun, paun, from Medieval Latin pedon-, pedo foot soldier, from Latin ped-, pes foot — more at foot
• Date: 14th century
• 1. one of the chessmen of least value having the power to move only forward ordinarily one square at a time, to capture only diagonally forward, and to be promoted to any piece except a king upon reaching the eighth rank
• 2. one that can be used to further the purposes of another

II. noun

• Etymology: Middle English paun, from Middle French dialect (Walloon, Flanders) pan
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. something delivered to or deposited with another as security for a loan
  • b. hostage
• 2. the state of being pledged
• 3. something used as a pledge ; guaranty
• 4. the act of pawning

III. transitive verb

• Date: 1570
• to deposit in pledge or as security especially in exchange for money
• ? pawner also pawnor noun

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