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
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。
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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.