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Why P for Lead?
Monkey 发表于 2008-11-19 14:21:29
plumb [(plŭm)]
The noun refers to a heavy object (usually a lead weight) tied to a string, used by builders to establish a vertical line.
Plumb comes into English by way of Old French from the Latin word for lead [lĕd]:plumbum. (In case you ever wondered about the abbreviation for lead on the Periodic Table, now you know.)
As a verb plumb can mean to make a wall straight, or determine the depth of something. It is used figuratively in the sense of examining something closely. Ex. He plumbed the depths of his soul.
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The noun refers to a heavy object (usually a lead weight) tied to a string, used by builders to establish a vertical line.
Plumb comes into English by way of Old French from the Latin word for lead [lĕd]:plumbum. (In case you ever wondered about the abbreviation for lead on the Periodic Table, now you know.)
As a verb plumb can mean to make a wall straight, or determine the depth of something. It is used figuratively in the sense of examining something closely. Ex. He plumbed the depths of his soul.
http://www.morewords.com/ends-
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