tiger
英['ta?g?]
美['ta?ɡ?]
- n. 老虎；兇暴的人
- n. (Tiger)人名；(英)泰格；(法)蒂熱；(瑞典)蒂格
詞態變化
復數:?tigers;
中文詞源
tiger 老虎
來自拉丁語 tigris,老虎，來自希臘語 tigris,老虎，其原義為箭，因老虎捕食獵物時箭一般的 速度而得名，該希臘詞借自波斯某語言，如古波斯語 tigri,箭，伊拉克巴比倫文明兩河流域 發源地其中之一 Tigris River,底格里斯河，字面意思為像箭一樣湍急的水流，最終來自 PIE*steig,尖刺，刺穿，詞源同 stick.
英文詞源
- tiger
- tiger: [13] English got tiger via Old French tigre and Latin tigris from Greek tígris, a word presumably of oriental origin. It was originally taken over directly from Latin in the Old English period as tigras, but this did not survive.
- tiger (n.)
- Old English tigras (plural), also in part from Old French tigre "tiger" (mid-12c.), both from Latin tigris "tiger," from Greek tigris, possibly from an Iranian source akin to Old Persian tigra- "sharp, pointed," Avestan tighri- "arrow," in reference to its springing on its prey, "but no application of either word, or any derivative, to the tiger is known in Zend." [OED]. Of tiger-like persons from c. 1500. The meaning "shriek or howl at the end of a cheer" is recorded from 1845, American English, and is variously explained. Tiger's-eye "yellowish-brown quartz" is recorded from 1886.
雙語例句
- 1. The tiger prowled through the undergrowth.
- 老虎悄然穿過矮樹叢。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger?
- 有斑點的是豹還是虎？
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. She fought like a tiger to be able to keep her children.
- 她勇猛搏斗，以便能保住她的孩子。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The tiger in the cage gave a thrilling cry.
- 籠子里的老虎發出了令人毛骨悚然的吼聲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. There is a preponderance of tiger in the forest.
- 森林里老虎數量最多.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》