tiger

英 ['taɪgə] 美 ['taɪɡɚ]

解释

n. 老虎；凶暴的人
n. (Tiger)人名；(英)泰格；(法)蒂热；(瑞典)蒂格

※ 提供单词"tiger"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

tiger 老虎

来自拉丁语 tigris,老虎，来自希腊语 tigris,老虎，其原义为箭，因老虎捕食猎物时箭一般的速度而得名，该希腊词借自波斯某语言，如古波斯语 tigri,箭，伊拉克巴比伦文明两河流域发源地其中之一 Tigris River,底格里斯河，字面意思为像箭一样湍急的水流，最终来自 PIE*steig,尖刺，刺穿，词源同 stick.

英文词源

tiger: tiger: [13] English got tiger via Old French tigre and Latin tigris from Greek tígris, a word presumably of oriental origin. It was originally taken over directly from Latin in the Old English period as tigras, but this did not survive.
tiger (n.): Old English tigras (plural), also in part from Old French tigre "tiger" (mid-12c.), both from Latin tigris "tiger," from Greek tigris, possibly from an Iranian source akin to Old Persian tigra- "sharp, pointed," Avestan tighri- "arrow," in reference to its springing on its prey, "but no application of either word, or any derivative, to the tiger is known in Zend." [OED]. Of tiger-like persons from c. 1500. The meaning "shriek or howl at the end of a cheer" is recorded from 1845, American English, and is variously explained. Tiger's-eye "yellowish-brown quartz" is recorded from 1886.

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例句和用法

1. The tiger prowled through the undergrowth.: 老虎悄然穿过矮树丛。

2. Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger?: 有斑点的是豹还是虎？

3. She fought like a tiger to be able to keep her children.: 她勇猛搏斗，以便能保住她的孩子。

4. The tiger in the cage gave a thrilling cry.: 笼子里的老虎发出了令人毛骨悚然的吼声.

5. There is a preponderance of tiger in the forest.: 森林里老虎数量最多.