英语单词

canine是什么意思

canine

英 ['keɪnaɪn; 'kæ-] 美 ['kenaɪn]
  • adj. 犬的;犬齿的;犬科的;似犬的
  • n. 犬;[解剖] 犬齿
  • n. (Canine)人名;(英)卡奈因

中文词源


canine 犬的

来自PIE *kwon, 狗,拟声词,词源同canary, cynic.

英文词源


canine
canine: see kennel
canine (n.)
"pointed tooth," late 14c., from Latin caninus "of the dog," genitive of canis "dog" (source of Italian cane, French chien), from PIE root *kwon- "dog" (cognates: Greek kyon, Old English hund, Old High German hunt, Old Irish cu, Welsh ci, Sanskrit svan-, Avestan spa, Russian sobaka (apparently from an Iranian source, such as Median spaka), Armenian shun, Lithuanian šuo). The noun meaning "dog" is first recorded 1869.
canine (adj.)
c. 1600, of teeth, from canine (n.) or Latin caninus. Meaning "pertaining to a dog or dogs" is from 1620s.

双语例句


1. Canine teeth are for piercing and killing prey, and tearing flesh.
犬齿用来咬穿、咬死猎物,还可以撕肉。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The fox is a canine animal.
狐狸是犬科动物.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. She's a specialist in canine psychology and behaviour.
她是狗心理和行为专家.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The canine is impacting on the incisor.
犬牙和门牙挤压在一起。

来自辞典例句

5. Her lips parted to show her canine teeth.
她撇开嘴,露出两个虎牙来.

来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

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