spoke

• v. 說話（speak的過去式）；為…裝輪輻；說；演說；從某種觀點來說
• n. （車輪的）輻條；輪輻；破壞某人的計劃；阻撓某人的行動；剎車；扶梯棍

來自古英語 spaca,輻條，輪輻，來自 Proto-Germanic*spaikon,桿，可能來自 PIE*spei,尖刺， 詞源同 spike,spire,spit.

spoke

spoke: [OE] Like its relatives German speiche and Dutch speek, spoke goes back to prehistoric Germanic *spaikōn. This was derived from the base *spaik-, *speik-, which also produced English spike.
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spoke (n.)

"radius of a wheel," Old English spaca "spoke of a wheel, radius," related to spicing "large nail," from Proto-Germanic *spaikon (cognates: Old Saxon speca, Old Frisian spake, Dutch spaak, Old High German speicha, German speiche "spoke"), of uncertain origin, probably from PIE *spei- "sharp point" (see spike (n.1)).

1. The President spoke of the treacherous intentions of the enemy.

總統談及了敵人的奸詐用心。

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2. Secret Service officer Robin Thompson spoke on behalf of his colleagues.

特工處官員羅賓·湯普森代表他的同僚發表了講話。

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3. She looked him full in the face as she spoke.

她說話的時候直盯著他的臉。

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4. On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little.

返回馬賽的路上，他們沒怎么說話。

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5. He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit.

他不會說英語，參觀過程中一言未發。

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