moose
英 [mu?s]
美[mus]
- n. [脊椎] 駝鹿；麋
- [ 復數 moose ]
低頻詞擴展詞匯
中文詞源
moose 駝鹿
來自北美印第安土著語，可能來自moosu,剝樹皮，因這種鹿剝樹皮作為食物而得名。
英文詞源
- moose
- moose: [17] The moose’s name is a native American word. It comes from Natick moos, which has been linked by some with Narragansett moosu ‘he strips’, an allusion to the moose’s habit of stripping the bark from trees.
- moose (n.)
- 1610s, from an Algonquian language, probably Narragansett moos or Abenaki moz (compare Penobscot muns, Ojibwa mooz, Unami Delaware /mo:s/), said by early sources to be from moosu "he strips off," in reference to the animals' stripping bark for food.
雙語例句
- 1. He set off for a nineteen-day moose hunt in Nova Scotia.
- 他動身前往新斯科舍參加為時19天的駝鹿捕獵活動。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's a great honor to be introduced by Ambassador Moose.
- 由穆斯(Moose)大使將我介紹給大家,令我深感榮幸.
來自互聯網
- 3. There was a moose head on the wall. Some wag had put a cigarette in its mouth.
- 墻上掛著一個駝鹿頭。某個愛搞笑的人在它的嘴里放了一支香煙。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. But he did linger, debating, over a squat moose - hide sack.
- 不過,他仍然躊躇了一下, 在那兒一個勁地盤算, 這次是為了一個厚實的鹿皮口袋.
來自英漢文學 - 熱愛生命
- 5. He paused to gaze at the squat moose - hide sack.
- 可是,卷了一會,他又停下手,盯著那個鹿皮口袋.
來自英漢文學 - 熱愛生命