bent(n.1)
bent(n.2)
"硬草",古英语 beonet(仅在地名中出现),源自西日耳曼语 *binut- "芦苇,沼泽草"(也源自古撒克逊语 binet,古高地德语 binuz,德语 Binse "芦苇,芦草"),其起源不明。这是一个废弃的词,但在地名中仍然存在(例如 Bentley,来自古英语 Beonet-leah; 和 Bentham)。
The verdure of the plain lies buried deep
Beneath the dazzling deluge; and the bents,
And coarser grass, upspearing o'er the rest,
Of late unsightly and unseen, now shine
Conspicuous, and, in bright apparel clad
And fledg'd with icy feathers, nod superb.
[Cowper, "The Winter-Morning Walk," from "The Task"]
平原的绿色植被深深地埋藏着
在耀眼的洪水下; 而草丛,
和更粗糙的草,从其余部分中拔地而起,
最近不好看且不可见,现在闪耀着
显眼的,穿着明亮的衣服
并且长满了冰冷的羽毛,高傲地点头。
[考珀,《冬季早晨的散步》,来自《任务》]