"a projecting part of a rotating machinery," 1777, from Dutch cam "cog of a wheel," originally "comb;" cognate of English comb (n.). This might have combined with English camber "having a slight arch;" or the whole thing could be from camber.
cam (n.2)
abbreviation of camera, by 1990.
雙語例句
1. Brian remembers learning to fish in the River Cam.
布賴恩記得曾在劍河學(xué)過釣魚。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They actively cam-paigned for the vote.
他們積極參加競(jìng)選運(yùn)動(dòng)。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The name Cambridge is a derivative of the name of the River'Cam '.
‘Cambridge’這個(gè)名字是 ‘ Cam ’ 河的派生詞.
來自辭典例句
4. University degree or holder with minimum Three years experience in CAM engineer.