Hatching
生物义:蛋或卵孵化出幼体,如 chicks hatching(小鸡破壳)。比喻义:hatching a plan(密谋计划)。制图义:用平行线 hatching 表示阴影或剖面。
- “The eggs are hatching earlier than we expected.” (这些蛋比我们预计的孵化得更早。)
- “They were hatching a plan to surprise their teacher.” (他们在密谋给老师一个惊喜。)
- “The artist used fine hatching to shade the portrait.” (画家用细密排线给肖像上阴影。)
“hatch” 可能来自古英语 hæcc(低门、格栅),与鸡从蛋中“破栅而出”的意象相关;密谋义可能受 hatchway(舱口)“暗中出入”联想影响。
“hatch”(动词,孵化;策划)+ “-ing” 表示进行中的动作;名词 hatch 亦指舱口、小门。
复活节、农场景观中 hatching chicks 是经典意象;商业报道里 hatching startups 比喻新创诞生;美术课讲授 cross-hatching(交叉排线)。
- 固定搭配: “hatching eggs” (孵蛋), “hatching a plot” (密谋), “cross-hatching” (交叉排线)
- 原形: hatch
- 名词: hatchling
“破壳 hatch + ing”:蛋里生命正在破壳——hatching;脑子里的计划也在“破壳而出”。
“While the class watched ducklings hatching on video, two students were quietly hatching a plan for the science fair.” (全班看小鸭孵化视频时,两个学生悄悄策划科学展方案。)