中文词源
tortoise 陆龟，龟
来自中古英语 tortuse,来自拉丁语 tortuca,乌龟，可能来自 tartaruchus,地狱的，词源同 Tartarus, 塔耳塔洛斯，古希腊神话中的地狱，迷信说法，认为乌龟来自地狱。或来自拉丁语 tortus, 扭曲的，扭成一团的，词源同 turn,torque.因乌龟脚趾的形状而得名。拼写可能受 porpoise 影 响而俗化。
英语词源
- tortoise
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tortoise: see turtle
- tortoise (n.)
- 1550s, altered (perhaps by influence of porpoise) from Middle English tortuse (late 15c.), tortuce (mid-15c.), tortuge (late 14c.), from Medieval Latin tortuca (mid-13c.), perhaps from Late Latin tartaruchus "of the underworld" (see Tartarus). Others propose a source in Latin tortus "twisted," based on the shape of the feet. The classical Latin word was testudo, from testa "shell." First record of tortoise shell as a pattern of markings is from 1782.
权威例句
- 1. The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.
- 兔子正睡觉时,乌龟赢得了比赛.
- 2. Tortoise and Snake Hills face each other across the river.
- 龟蛇二山隔江相望.
- 3. The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed.
- 乌龟以极其缓慢的速度爬行着.
- 4. The elephant dwarfed the tortoise.
- 那只乌龟跟那头象相比就显得很小.
- 5. The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.
- 乌龟在冬眠中度过寒冬季节.
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