tread: [OE] Tread comes from a prehistoric Germanic *trethan, which also produced German treten, Dutch treden, Swedish tr?da, and Danish tr?de. It does not appear to have any relations outside Germanic, however. Trade comes from the same base, and it is thought that trot [13] may do so too, although its immediate source was Old French troter. => trade, trot
tread (v.)
Old English tredan "to tread, step on, trample; traverse, pass over" (class V strong verb; past tense tr?d, past participle treden), from Proto-Germanic *tred- (cognates: Old Saxon tredan, Old Frisian treda, Middle Dutch treden, Old High German tretan, German treten, Gothic trudan, Old Norse troea), from PIE *der- (1) "assumed base of roots meaning 'to run, walk, step'" [Watkins]. Related: Trod; treading.
tread (n.)
early 13c., "a step or stepping, pressure with the foot," from tread (v.); in reference to automobile tires, it is recorded from 1906.
雙語例句
1. We could now very plainly hear their heavy tread.
我們現在可以非常清楚地聽到他們沉重的腳步聲。
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2. The fat, broad tyres had a good depth of tread.
這種寬大的輪胎有很深的胎面花紋。
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3. Martin is inclined to rush in where angels fear to tread.
馬丁總是喜歡貿然行事。
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4. The satin slippers tread daintily through the dewy grass.