• vt. 刺穿；洞察；響徹；深深地打動
• vi. 進入；透入

來自古法語percer,穿透，刺穿，改寫自拉丁語pertundere,穿透，刺穿，來自per-,通過，穿過，tundere,擊，打，搗，詞源同obtuse,contustion.

pierce (v.)

late 13c. "make a hole in; force one's way through," from Anglo-French perser, Old French percier "pierce, transfix, drive through" (12c., Modern French percer), probably from Vulgar Latin *pertusiare, frequentative of Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere "to thrust or bore through," from per- "through" (see per) + tundere "to beat, pound," from PIE *tund-, from root *(s)teu- "to push, strike, knock, beat, thrust" (see obtuse). Related: Pierced; piercing.

1. A former associate of Mr. Pierce's was among the project's boosters.

皮爾斯先生的一個前合伙人是這個計劃的熱心支持者之一。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Producers decided to end her on-screen romance with Pierce Lawton.

制片人決定結束她在影片中與皮爾斯·勞頓的戀情。

來自柯林斯例句

3. A tap on the door interrupted him and Sally Pierce came in.

敲門聲打斷了他，薩莉·皮爾斯走了進來。

來自柯林斯例句

4. The company hired the President's special trade representative to lobby Mr. Pierce.

公司雇用了總統的特別商業顧問去游說皮爾斯先生.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. The knife did not pierce very deeply.

刀扎得不很深.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》