beaver
英['bi?v?]
美['biv?]
- n. 海貍；海貍皮毛
- n. (Beaver)人名；(英)比弗
詞態變化
復數:?beavers;第三人稱單數:?beavers;過去式:?beavered;現在分詞:?beavering;
中文詞源
beaver 海貍
來自PIE *bhebhrus, 詞根重復構詞，來自詞根bher, 棕色的，見bear, 熊。
英文詞源
- beaver
- beaver: [OE] Like bear, beaver appears to mean etymologically ‘brown animal’. Old English beofor or befor came from a prehistoric West and North Germanic *bebruz, which in turn went back to an Indo-European *bhebhrús, a derivative of the base *bhru- ‘brown’. Other words for ‘beaver’ from the same source include Czech bobr, Lithuanian bebrùs, and Latin fiber.
- beaver (n.)
- Old English beofor, befer (earlier bebr), from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (cognates: Old Saxon bibar, Old Norse bjorr, Middle Dutch and Dutch bever, Low German bever, Old High German bibar, German Biber), from PIE *bhebhrus, reduplication of root *bher- (3) "brown, bright" (cognates: Lithuanian bebrus, Czech bobr, Welsh befer; see bear (n.) for the likely reason for this). Gynecological sense ("female genitals, especially with a display of pubic hair") is 1927 British slang, transferred from earlier meaning "a bearded man" (1910), from the appearance of split beaver pelts.
雙語例句
- 1. Ask young Harry to do it — he's still an eager beaver and wants to impress by his willingness.
- 請年輕的亨利干吧——他仍然是個雄心勃勃的人,并努力使人對他的投入留下深刻印象.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The hat is made of beaver.
- 這頂帽子是海貍毛皮制的.
來自辭典例句
- 3. These young people beaver away at school.
- 這些年輕人在學校里用功苦讀.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The beaver is very good.
- 海貍皮是上好的.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The man is an eager beaver.
- 那人工作很賣力.
來自辭典例句