1560s, "one who makes sharp," agent noun from obsolete verb sharp "to make sharp" (see sharp (adj.)). Meaning "swindler" is from 1680s, probably a variant of sharker (see shark (n.)). Shortened form sharpie is from 1942, also probably involving the "sharply dressed" sense of the adjective.
雙語例句
1. When you buy new pens, get one with a sharper point.
買新鋼筆時(shí)要買尖兒比較尖的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Going out, the same Broadway taught her a sharper lesson.
從劇院里出來后, 還是這條百老匯大街給她上了更為深刻的一課.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹
3. Now a sharper lash of wind cut down and they huddled closer.
這時(shí),刮起了一陣更刺骨的寒風(fēng),他們靠得更攏了.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹
4. As children grow older, their cognitive processes become sharper.
孩子們?cè)介L越大，他們的認(rèn)知過程變得更為敏銳。
來自辭典例句
5. The tip can be ground to a much sharper edge to cut smoother and faster.