hedge
Nghĩa (English)
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- A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
- A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
- A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
- A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
- Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
- Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.
Synonyms
prevaricate
rail in
rail off
cut hair
turn aside
hold back affectedly
hedging transaction
endiguer
quick fence
pliant hedge
pilerow
Tính thường xuyên
Phát âm là (IPA)
/hɛd͡ʒ/
Từ nguyên (English)
In summary
From Middle English hegge, from Old English heċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *haggju, from Proto-Germanic *hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰyóm (“enclosure”). Cognate with Dutch heg, German Hecke. Doublet of hey (a choreographic figure) and quay. More at haw.
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