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derringer

英 ['derɪn(d)ʒə] 美['dɛrɪndʒɚ]

n. （美）大口径短筒手枪

英英释义

1. a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel

实用场景例句

McKinley was also killed by bullets from a " Derringer ".: 麦金利也是被一枝 “ 德林格 ” 射出的子弹杀死的.

双语例句

1. McKinley was also killed by bullets from a " Derringer ".: 麦金利也是被一枝 “ 德林格 ” 射出的子弹杀死的.

英文词源

derringer (n.): 1850, for Henry Deringer (1786-1868), U.S. gunsmith who invented it in the 1840s; prevailing misspelled form is how his name appeared on the many counterfeits and imitations. "A small pistol with a large bore, very effective at short range" [OED].