inkhorn
英 ['ɪŋkhɔːn]
美
- n. 墨水瓶
- adj. 学究气的；卖弄学问的
英文词源
- inkhorn (n.)
- late 14c., "small portable vessel (originally made of horn) for holding ink," from ink (n.) + horn (n.). Used attributively as an adjective for things (especially vocabulary) supposed to be beloved by scribblers and bookworms (1540s). An Old English word for the thing was blæchorn.