Slate

GRE 蓝宝

[编辑] 解释

n.石板; 候选人名单; v.提名
［英］ n.石板;候选人名单 ( a list of candidates for nomination or election) ; v.提名 ( to designate)
［记］来自slat ( 板条) ＋e -> 石板, 古希腊?偈痹谑迳峡躺虾蜓∪嗣?

I. noun

Etymology: Middle English sclate, slate, from Anglo-French *esclat, from esclater to splinter, break off, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German zesleizzen, slīzan to tear apart — more at slit
Date: 14th century
1. a piece of construction material (as laminated rock) prepared as a shingle for roofing and siding
2. a dense fine-grained metamorphic rock produced by the compression of various sediments (as clay or shale) so as to develop a characteristic cleavage
3. a tablet (as of slate) used for writing on
4.
- a. a written or unwritten record (as of deeds) <started with a clean slate>
- b. a list of candidates for nomination or election
5.
- a. a dark purplish gray
- b. any of various grays similar in color to common roofing slates
? slate adjective
? slatelike adjective

II. transitive verb (slated; slating)

Date: 15th century
1. to cover with slate or a slatelike substance <slate a roof>
2. to designate for a specified purpose or action ; schedule <was slated to direct the play>

III. transitive verb (slated; slating)