hone

名词 hone:

1. a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors

动词 hone:

1. sharpen with a hone
2. make perfect or complete
   同义词：perfect

1. God work wonders now and then; Behold, a lawyer an hone man.
   上帝时或会制造一些奇迹; 看啊，身为一名律师，居然还是老实人！
2. My pen friend from Paris is coming to stay so I had better hone up on my French.
   我巴黎的笔友要来小住一段时间，因此我最好赶紧温习一下法语。

hone

n.（名词）
A fine-grained whetstone for giving a keen edge to a cutting tool.
细磨刀石：纹理细密的磨刀，可使切削工具刀刃锋利
A tool with a rotating abrasive tip for enlarging holes to precise dimensions.
磨孔机：带有可旋转并有磨损力的尖头的工具，可以把洞扩大到精确的尺寸
v.tr.（及物动词）
honed,hon.ing,hones
To sharpen on a fine-grained whetstone.
珩磨：在细磨刀石上磨快
To perfect or make more intense or effective:
磨练，训练：使完美，使更强烈或有效：
例句：
a speaker who honed her delivery by long practice.
一个演讲者通过长期练习来磨练提高她的口才

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English h3n [stone] * see kô-
源自 古英语 h3n [石头] *参见 kô-

hone
hone 2

v.intr.（不及物动词）
honed,hon.ing,hones 【非正式用语】
To whine or moan.
咕噜，抱怨
To hanker; yearn.
渴望；想念

来源：
Obsolete French hoigner
已废法语 hoigner
from Old French
源自 古法语
perhaps from hon [cry of discontent]
可能源自 hon [因不满而大喊]