🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

翻越围栏

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fān yuè wéi lán

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Scale-a-Fence/ˈskeɪl ə fɛns/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他不得不翻越围栏去找回他的球。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To climb over a fence or barrier.

    "He had to scale a fence to retrieve his ball from the neighbor's yard."
  2. 2

    To overcome an obstacle or challenge.

    "In order to succeed in her career, she had to scale many fences along the way."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'scale' originates from the Latin 'scala', meaning 'ladder', while 'fence' comes from the Old French 'defens', meaning 'defense' or 'protection'. The phrase 'scale a fence' evolved in the English language to describe the action of climbing over a barrier, often used in both literal and metaphorical contexts.

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