tiger
英 ['taɪgə]
美['taɪɡɚ]
- n. 老虎；凶暴的人
- n. (Tiger)人名；(英)泰格；(法)蒂热；(瑞典)蒂格
词态变化
复数: tigers;
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.
双语例句
- 1. The tiger prowled through the undergrowth.
- 老虎悄然穿过矮树丛。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger?
- 有斑点的是豹还是虎？
来自《权威词典》
- 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. There is a preponderance of tiger in the forest.
- 森林里老虎数量最多.
来自《简明英汉词典》