feline
英 ['fi?la?n]
美['fila?n]
- adj. 貓科的；貓一樣的；狡猾的
- n. 貓科動(dòng)物
- n. (Feline)人名；(法)弗利納
暢通詞匯GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?felines;
中文詞源
feline 貓的
來自拉丁語feles, 野貓。用來貓學(xué)名。
英文詞源
- feline (adj.)
- "cat-like," 1680s, from Late Latin felinus "of or belonging to a cat," from Latin feles (genitive felis) "cat, wild cat, marten," which is of uncertain origin. Hence Modern Latin Felis, the cat genus. As a noun, "a feline animal" (popularly "a domestic cat") from 1861.
雙語例句
- 1. The 14lb feline is so fat she can hardly walk.
- 這只14磅的貓這么胖，幾乎連路都走不動(dòng)了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She moves with feline grace.
- 她舉止像貓一樣優(yōu)雅。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She walks with feline grace.
- 她步履輕盈。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.
- 結(jié)果是人們已經(jīng)學(xué)會(huì)尊重貓的獨(dú)立性.
來自新概念英語第三冊(cè)
- 5. The awakening was almost feline in its stealthiness.
- 這種醒覺,簡(jiǎn)直和貓的腳步一樣地輕悄.
來自辭典例句
