hyena
英[haɪ'iːnə]美[haɪ'inə]
- n. [脊椎] 鬣狗，土狼
词态变化
复数: hyenas;
中文词源
hyena 鬣狗
来自希腊语hyaina,猪，来自hys,猪，词源同swine,sow,-ena,表阴性或形容词后缀。后用于指鬣狗，因形似野猪而得名。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. African hyena noted for its distinctive howl.
- 非洲鬣狗,以其特别的嚎叫而闻名.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The savanna is also the home of meat - eaters — the lion, leopard, and hyena who feed on the grasseaters.
- 大草原也是食肉动物的家乡--狮子 、 豹 、 鬣狗--它们都是以草食动物维持生命的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The hyena's public image is not aided by its ridiculous appearance.
- 鬣狗滑稽的外表无助于改善它在公众心中的形象.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Yet, in spite of its awkward, slouching gait, the hyena can run surprisingly quickly.
- 鬣狗的步履笨拙, 懒散, 然而跑起来速度惊人.
来自辞典例句
- 5. They tell you why l was called The Hyena?
- 他们告诉你了为什么我被叫做鬣狗 吗 ?
来自电影对白