pawn

pawn

英 [pɔːn]
　　美 [pɔn]

n. 典當；抵押物；兵，卒；人質
　　vt. 當掉；以……擔保

中文詞源：

pawn 走卒

來自古法語peon,兵，卒，來自拉丁語pedonem,步兵，來自拉丁語pedis,腳，來自PIE*ped,腳，詞源同foot,biped.最初用於國際象棋卒，後引申詞義走卒。

pawn 質押，典當

來自古法語pan,承認，擔保，可能來自該詞的另一個詞義pan,佈，一塊佈，來自拉丁語pannum, 一塊佈，衣服，詞源同pane,panel.其原義可能為以衣服作為質押或在佈上寫上契約。

例句：

1. He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.
他無法贖回典當的傢具.

2. A good pawn never shamed his master.
典當好,面子保.

3. She has redeemed her jewellery from pawn.
她從當鋪贖回瞭珠寶.

4. It looks as though he is being used as a political pawn by the President.
看起來他似乎被總統當作瞭政治卒子。

5. " Those must be pawn shops on fire,'said Mrs. Chang.
“ 一定是當鋪起火.