单词 | porpoise |
释义 | porpoise['pɒ:pəs]n. 海豚, 鼠海豚 porpoise por.poise AHD: [pôr“p…s] D.J. [6p%8p*s]K.K. [6p%rp*s]n.(名词) 【复数】 porpoise 或 por.pois.es 1. Any of several gregarious toothed whales of the genusPhocaena and related genera, of oceanic waters, characteristically having a blunt snout and a triangular dorsal fin. Also called sea hog 鼠海豚:一种鼠海豚 属小型群集齿鲸,其共同特点是生活于海洋中,生有钝圆白的吻部以及三角形的背鳍 也作 sea hog2. Any of several related aquatic mammals, such as the dolphin.鼠海豚属的动物:与鼠海豚有关的几种水生哺乳动物的一种,例如海豚语源:1. Middle English porpeis 中古英语 porpeis 2. from Old French [probably translation of a Germanic compound meaning sea-pig] 源自 古法语 [这个词也许是从一个意为“海猪”的德语合成词翻译过来的] 3. porc [pig] from Latin porcus * see porko- porc [猪] 源自 拉丁语 porcus *参见 porko- 4. peis [fish] from Latin piscis peis [鱼] 源自 拉丁语 piscis |
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