hyena
英[ha?'i?n?]
美[ha?'in?]
- n. [脊椎] 鬣狗，土狼
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?hyenas;
中文詞源
hyena 鬣狗
來自希臘語hyaina,豬，來自hys,豬，詞源同swine,sow,-ena,表陰性或形容詞后綴。后用于指鬣狗，因形似野豬而得名。
英文詞源
- hyena
- hyena: see sow
- hyena (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old French hiene, from Latin hyaena, from Greek hyaina "swine" (fem.), from hys "pig" + fem. suffix -aina. So called for its bristles. Applied to cruel, treacherous, and greedy persons since at least 1670s. Adjectival forms that have been attempted in English include hyenaish, hyenaesque, hyenic, hyenine.
雙語例句
- 1. African hyena noted for its distinctive howl.
- 非洲鬣狗,以其特別的嚎叫而聞名.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The savanna is also the home of meat - eaters — the lion, leopard, and hyena who feed on the grasseaters.
- 大草原也是食肉動物的家鄉(xiāng)--獅子 、 豹 、 鬣狗--它們都是以草食動物維持生命的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The hyena's public image is not aided by its ridiculous appearance.
- 鬣狗滑稽的外表無助于改善它在公眾心中的形象.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Yet, in spite of its awkward, slouching gait, the hyena can run surprisingly quickly.
- 鬣狗的步履笨拙, 懶散, 然而跑起來速度驚人.
來自辭典例句
- 5. They tell you why l was called The Hyena?
- 他們告訴你了為什么我被叫做鬣狗 嗎 ?
來自電影對白