英语单词

cheetah是什么意思

cheetah

英 ['tʃiːtə] 美 ['tʃitə]
  • n. [脊椎] 猎豹

中文词源


cheetah 猎豹

来自梵语,来自PIE*skai, 照耀,闪光,词源同shine. 因猎豹身上闪耀的黑斑而得名。

英文词源


cheetah (n.)
1704, from Hindi chita "leopard," from Sanskrit chitraka "hunting leopard, tiger," literally "speckled," from chitra-s "distinctively marked, variegated, many-colored, bright, clear" (from PIE *kit-ro-, from root *(s)kai- (1) "bright, shining;" see shine (v.)) + kayah "body," from PIE *kwei- "to build, make" (see poet).

双语例句


1. The cheetah is generally credited as the world's fastest animal.
猎豹被公认是世界上跑得最快的动物.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The cheetah can attain speeds of up to 97 kph.
猎豹的奔跑速度每小时可达97公里.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. In the absence of cheetah, the pronghorn appears "overbuilt" for its environment today.
猎豹一旦消失,叉角羚在今日环境就显得英雄无用武之地了。

来自辞典例句

4. First, you show up on my cheetah hunt.
首先, 你在我抓猎豹的时候就出现了.

来自电影对白

5. Not even a swarm of flies disturbs a cheetah's after - dinner catnap.
一群苍蝇正打扰这这头猎豹的饭后小憩.

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