late 13c., "crossbar on a door," perhaps from Middle English verb leggen "to place, lay" (see lay (v.)). Sense of "narrow shelf" is first recorded 1550s; "shelf-like projection of rock" is from 1550s.
中文解释
1、fly => fledge. lay (v.) => ledge.2、1、fly + -edge => fledge. lay (v.) + -edge => ledge.3、字面含义：shelf or shelf-like projection that used to place or lay sth.4、含义：narrow shelf, shelf-like projection of rock.5. 美国电影：《窗台上的男人》：《Man on a Ledge》。
实用例句
1. She had climbed onto the ledge outside his window.
她爬到了他窗外的窗台上。来自柯林斯例句
2. I managed to pull myself up onto a wet, sloping ledge.
我终于爬上了一块潮湿倾斜的暗礁。来自柯林斯例句
3. I balanced on the ledge.
我在窗台上站稳。来自柯林斯例句
4. The phone was perched precariously on the window ledge.
电话放在窗台上,摇摇欲坠.来自《简明英汉词典》
5. How can such a large quantity of know - ledge be acquired?
