flint

flint

英 [flɪnt]
　　美 [flɪnt]

n. 燧石；打火石；極硬的東西
　　n. (Flint)人名；(德、英、俄、法、瑞典)弗林特

中文詞源：

flint 火石，燧石

來自PIE*splei,撕開，分開，詞源同split, splinter. 指古代用來打火用的兩塊硬石片。類似詞義演變比較vagina, vanilla. 拼寫演變比較foam, spume.

例句：

1. Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments.
燧石在壓力的作用下碎成瞭小塊。

2. His eyes were as hard as flint.
他的眼神冷酷無情。

3. Houses in this part of the country are built of flint.
這個國傢這一區的房子是用燧石建造的.

4. The rock here was as hard as flint.
這裡的巖石像燧石一樣堅硬.

5. He has a heart as hard as flint.
他有一副鐵石心腸.