nib

Word family adjectivenibbednounnib

Related topics: Daily life, Technology

nib /nɪb/ noun [countableC]

DTthe pointed metal part at the end of a pen 钢笔尖 →4 See picture of 见图 TIP 1

2 his/her nibs old-fashioned informal someone in authority or someone who thinks they are important 上司；要人；自以为了不起的人

And how’s his nibs this morning?

那么这位大人物今天上午怎样了？

Examples from the Corpus

nib• The forefinger of this was capped with a golden nib!• The quill nib produces a crisper line as a result.• Plus a recess above the nibs allows the tiles to be stacked virtually flat.• I apply the paint to the nib with a brush.• The nib allows for greater speed and directness of drawing.• They used pens with nibs and it was a trouble not to blot the page.

Origin nib

(1500-1600) Probably from neb “beak” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English nebb

词汇	nib
释义	nib Word family adjectivenibbednounnib Related topics: Daily life, Technology nib /nɪb/ noun [countableC] 1. DTthe pointed metal part at the end of a pen 钢笔尖 →4 See picture of 见图 TIP 1 2 his/her nibs old-fashioned informal someone in authority or someone who thinks they are important 上司；要人；自以为了不起的人 And how’s his nibs this morning? 那么这位大人物今天上午怎样了？ Examples from the Corpus nib• The forefinger of this was capped with a golden nib!• The quill nib produces a crisper line as a result.• Plus a recess above the nibs allows the tiles to be stacked virtually flat.• I apply the paint to the nib with a brush.• The nib allows for greater speed and directness of drawing.• They used pens with nibs and it was a trouble not to blot the page. Origin nib (1500-1600) Probably from neb “beak” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English nebb
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