tortoise

英 ['tɔːtəs; -tɒɪz] 美 ['tɔːrtəs]

解释

n. 龟，[脊椎] 乌龟（等于testudo）；迟缓的人

※ 提供单词"tortoise"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

tortoise 陆龟，龟

来自中古英语 tortuse,来自拉丁语 tortuca,乌龟，可能来自 tartaruchus,地狱的，词源同 Tartarus, 塔耳塔洛斯，古希腊神话中的地狱，迷信说法，认为乌龟来自地狱。或来自拉丁语 tortus, 扭曲的，扭成一团的，词源同 turn,torque.因乌龟脚趾的形状而得名。拼写可能受 porpoise 影响而俗化。

英文词源

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.

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例句和用法

1. The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.: 兔子正睡觉时,乌龟赢得了比赛.

2. Tortoise and Snake Hills face each other across the river.: 龟蛇二山隔江相望.

3. The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed.: 乌龟以极其缓慢的速度爬行着.

4. The elephant dwarfed the tortoise.: 那只乌龟跟那头象相比就显得很小.

5. The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.: 乌龟在冬眠中度过寒冬季节.