gavel
gavel 英 [ˈgævl] 美 [ˈɡævəl]
n. （拍卖商、法官、议长用的）小木槌
名词复数:gavels
- You know that wooden hammer a judge slams down on his desk when he's trying to bring order to the court? That's a gavel.
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- n. （拍卖商、法官、议长用的）小木槌
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1. The auctioneer laid down his gavel "I'm sorry, the auction is over".
那拍卖经纪人放下他的槌子说：“很抱歉，竞标已经结束了。”
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2. A judge bangs his gavel.
一位法官敲响他的小木槌。
- gavel (n.) "small mallet used by presiding officers at meetings," 1805, American English, of unknown origin; perhaps connected with German dialectal gaffel "brotherhood, friendly society," from Middle High German gaffel "society, guild," related to Old English gafol "tribute," giefan "to give" (from PIE root *ghabh- "to give or receive"). But in some sources gavel also is identified as a type of mason's tool, in which case the extended meaning may be via freemasonry. As a verb, by 1887, from the noun. Old English had tabule "wooden hammer struck as a signal for assembly among monks," an extended sense of table (n.).
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