tortoise
英['t??t?s;-t??z]
美['t??rt?s]
- n. 龜，[脊椎] 烏龜（等于testudo）；遲緩的人
詞態變化
復數:?tortoises;
中文詞源
tortoise 陸龜，龜
來自中古英語 tortuse,來自拉丁語 tortuca,烏龜，可能來自 tartaruchus,地獄的，詞源同 Tartarus, 塔耳塔洛斯，古希臘神話中的地獄，迷信說法，認為烏龜來自地獄。或來自拉丁語 tortus, 扭曲的，扭成一團的，詞源同 turn,torque.因烏龜腳趾的形狀而得名。拼寫可能受 porpoise 影 響而俗化。
英文詞源
- tortoise
- tortoise: see turtle
- tortoise (n.)
- 1550s, altered (perhaps by influence of porpoise) from Middle English tortuse (late 15c.), tortuce (mid-15c.), tortuge (late 14c.), from Medieval Latin tortuca (mid-13c.), perhaps from Late Latin tartaruchus "of the underworld" (see Tartarus). Others propose a source in Latin tortus "twisted," based on the shape of the feet. The classical Latin word was testudo, from testa "shell." First record of tortoise shell as a pattern of markings is from 1782.
雙語例句
- 1. The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.
- 兔子正睡覺時,烏龜贏得了比賽.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Tortoise and Snake Hills face each other across the river.
- 龜蛇二山隔江相望.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed.
- 烏龜以極其緩慢的速度爬行著.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. The elephant dwarfed the tortoise.
- 那只烏龜跟那頭象相比就顯得很小.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.
- 烏龜在冬眠中度過寒冬季節.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》