mongrel

英 [ˈmʌŋ.ɡrəl]      美 [ˈmʌŋ.ɡrəl]
  • n. 杂种;混血儿;杂种动物
  • adj. 杂种的;混血儿的
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记忆“mongrel”这个单词,可以将其拆解为“mon”和“grel”。想象一只“mon”(如“monumental”巨大、庞然大物)一样的狗,却有着“grel”字的含义,即杂种、混血,暗示这只狗体型庞大但品种杂乱无章。这样的形象可以帮助记住这个单词的含义。

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mongrel 杂种狗

来自Proto-Germanic*mangjan,揉,捏,来自PIE*mag,揉,捏,词源同make,mingle,among.-rel,贬义后缀,缩写自-erel,小词后缀。字面意思即捏在一起的,用于指杂种狗。

mongrel
mongrel: [15] The etymological notion underlying mongrel is of a ‘mixture’. For the word goes back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base *mong- ‘mix’, which also produced English among and mingle [14].
=> among, mingle
mongrel (n.)
late 15c., "mixed-breed dog," from obsolete mong "mixture," from Old English gemong "mingling" (base of among), from Proto-Germanic *mangjan "to knead together" (see mingle). With pejorative suffix -rel. Meaning "person not of pure race" is from 1540s. As an adjective from 1570s.
1. The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road.
那只丑陋的杂种幼犬在马路上到处乱跑。
2. The mongrel presented his muzzle for scratching.
那只杂种狗张嘴要伤人。
3. The English word " television " is a mongrel because " tele " comes from Greek and " vision " from Latin.
英语 television 是个语源混杂的词,因为 tele 来自希腊文,vision来自拉丁文.
4. " Nah, " my dad said,'she's just a mongrel bitch. "
“ 不行 ”,我爸说, “ 她不过是一条杂种母狗罢了 ”
5. Right, you're that little mongrel I fetch here sometimes.
哦,对了, 你就是那个小屁孩我见过你几次.

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