pawn

n. 典当, 抵押物, 人质, (象棋)兵, 马前卒, 工具
vt. 当掉, 以...担保
【经】 抵押, 典当, 当物
相关词组:
pawn one's word
pawn sth off as

动词过去式:pawned 过去分词:pawned 现在分词:pawning 第三人称单数:pawns 名词:pawnage 形容词:pawnable 

pawn

n.（名词）
Something given as security for a loan; a pledge or guaranty.
抵押品，典当物：当作借贷保证的事物；保证物或抵押物
The condition of being held as a pledge against the payment of a loan:
抵押：当作偿付贷款的保证的条件：
例句：
jewels in pawn.
典押的珠宝

A person serving as security; a hostage.
人质：作为保证的人；人质
The act of pawning.
抵押：抵押的事例
v.tr.（及物动词）
pawned,pawn.ing,pawns
To give or deposit (personal property) as security for the payment of money borrowed.
典当：给予或寄存（个人财产）作为偿还借款的保证
To risk; hazard:
冒险；赌：
例句：
pawn one`s honor.
以名誉作赌注


来源：
Middle English paun
中古英语 paun
from Old French pan
源自 古法语 pan
of Germanic origin
日耳曼语源

【引伸】
pawn.able
adj.（形容词）
pawn.age
n.（名词）
pawn.er

pawn
pawn 2

n.（名词）
Abbr. PGames A chess piece of lowest value that may move forward one square at a time or two squares in the first move, capture other pieces only on a one-space diagonal forward move, and be promoted to any piece other than a king upon reaching the eighth rank.
缩写 P【游戏】 兵，小卒：价值最小的棋子，一次可向前移一方格或在第一步可移两格，只能吃对方靠对角线前方的一个子，当到达第八级时可升为除王以外的任何一棋子
A person or an entity used to further the purposes of another:
被人利用者，爪牙：为别人的目的而被利用的人或实体：
例句：
an underdeveloped nation that was a pawn in international politics.
在国际政治中被人利用的不发达国家


来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French pedon, paon
源自 古法语 pedon, paon
from Medieval Latin pedô pedôn- [foot soldier]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 pedô pedôn- [步兵]
from Late Latin [one who has wide feet]
源自 后期拉丁语 [大脚板的人]
from Latin pôs ped- [foot] * see ped-
源自 拉丁语 pôs ped- [脚] *参见 ped-