请输入您要查询的单词：

　

单词 pistol
释义

pistol

See also: pistöł and pištoľ

English

A pistol formation.

Etymology

Probably from Middle French pistole, or via Middle English pistolet, from Middle French pistolet (“small firearm or small dagger”).The origin is unclear, if via German to Romance probably from Middle High German forms like pischulle from Czech píšťala (“firearm”, literally “tube, pipe”),[1] from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.Alternatively, if from Romance to German, from or related to Italian pistolese (“short dagger”), from Italian Pistoia (“a Tuscan town noted for its gunsmithing”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪstəl/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪstəl
  • Homophone: pistil

Noun

pistol (plural pistols)

  1. A handgun[1570s[1]]
  2. The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.
  3. A creative and unpredictable jokester, a constant source of entertainment and surprises.
    • 2011, Diane Lierow, Bernie Lierow, Kay West, Dani's Story: A Journey from Neglect to Love, page 81:
      She was gregarious, opinionated, and in charge, the kind of person you'd describe as a real pistol, and I was immediately drawn to her.
    • February 2012, Thomas Pugsley, Denial (episode) in Young Justice (TV series):
      KENT NELSON —Until my wife Inza convinced me there was more to life. Ah, she was a real pistol, that Inza.
    • 2012, Jimmy Correa, How My Prank Stories in ‘You Tube’ Made Me an Overnight Sensation, iUniverse, page 102:
      She features so many dance tunes and is a pistol with her sharp and witty remarks.
  4. (Southern US) A small boy who is bright, alert and very active.
  5. (American football) An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him.

Usage notes

Some shooters differentiate between a "pistol", a semi-automatic handgun with a single, integrated chamber fed by a detachable magazine, and a revolver, which is named after its multiple rotating chambers; however, in common usage, the word pistol is used to refer to any type of handgun.

Derived terms

  • hotter than a pistol
  • machine pistol
  • muff pistol
  • pistol carbine
  • pistoleer
  • pistol furniture
  • pistol grip
  • pistol pipe
  • pistol-whip
  • service pistol
  • starting pistol
  • Very pistol

Translations

jokester — see jokester
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked

Verb

pistol (third-person singular simple present pistols, present participle pistoling, simple past and past participle pistoled)

  1. (transitive) To shoot (at) a target with a pistol.

See also

  • derringer
  • pistole
  • gat
  • rod

References

  • pistol at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • pistol in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “pistol”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

  • Pistol offense on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • pilots, postil, potlis, sploit, spoilt

Cebuano

Alternative forms

  • piskot

Etymology

A minced oath of pisti.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pis‧tol

Interjection

pistol

  1. expressing anger, surprise, excitement, etc.

Danish

Etymology

From Middle French pistole or from German Pistole, either from Italian pistola or from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pistoːl/, [pʰiˈsd̥oːˀl]
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

pistol c (singular definite pistolen, plural indefinite pistoler)

  1. handgun, pistol

Inflection

Declension of pistol
common
gender		SingularPlural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativepistolpistolenpistolerpistolerne
genitivepistolspistolenspistolerspistolernes

See also

  • pistol on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pistol, from Dutch pistool, from German Pistole, from Middle French pistole, from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪstɔl/
  • Hyphenation: pis‧tol

Noun

pistol (first-person possessive pistolku, second-person possessive pistolmu, third-person possessive pistolnya)

  1. a pistol (gun)

Alternative forms

  • pestol

Derived terms

  • berpistol
  • memistol
  • pistol-pistolan
  • pistol air
  • pistol angin
  • pistol semen
  • pistol start

Further reading

  • “pistol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Dutch pistool. Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.

Noun

pistol (Jawi spelling ڤيستول‎, plural pistol-pistol, informal 1st possessive pistolku, 2nd possessive pistolmu, 3rd possessive pistolnya)

  1. a pistol (gun, handheld short firearm weapon)

Further reading

  • “pistol” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Czech píšťala (“whistle, because of the shape”), via German Pistole.

Noun

pistol m (definite singular pistolen, indefinite plural pistoler, definite plural pistolene)

  1. a pistol (firearm)
    • 2012, Tatiana de Rosnay, Kirsti Overgaard, transl., Saras nøkkel [Sarah's Key]‎:
      Langs veggene sto politimenn med dystre ansikter, truende, med hendene på pistolene sine. Along the walls policemen stood menacingly with sombre faces, and with hands on their pistols.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

References

  • “pistol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Czech píšťala (“whistle”), via German Pistole.

Noun

pistol m (definite singular pistolen, indefinite plural pistolar, definite plural pistolane)

  1. a pistol (firearm)

References

  • “pistol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

From Greek πιστόλι (pistóli).

Noun

pistol n (plural pistoale)

  1. pistol

Declension

Declension of pistol
singularplural
indefinite articulationdefinite articulationindefinite articulationdefinite articulation
nominative/accusative(un) pistolpistolul(niște) pistoalepistoalele
genitive/dative(unui) pistolpistolului(unor) pistoalepistoalelor
vocativepistolulepistoalelor

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Noun

pistol c

  1. a pistol (gun)
    Synonyms: (colloquial) pickadoll, (colloquial) picka, (colloquial) puffra

Declension

Declension of pistol 
SingularPlural
IndefiniteDefiniteIndefiniteDefinite
Nominativepistolpistolenpistolerpistolerna
Genitivepistolspistolenspistolerspistolernas
Related terms
  • ärtpistol
  • kulsprutepistol
  • leksakspistol
  • vattenpistol

See also

  • revolver
随便看

　

国际大辞典收录了7408809条英语、德语、日语等多语种在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的翻译及用法，是外语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2023 idict.net All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间：2024/8/1 16:45:48