quag
英 [kw?g; kw?g]
- n. 沼地；濕地
中文詞源
quag 沼地，泥沼
來自中古英語quabbe,可能來自qu-所表示的擬聲詞，模仿松軟，顫動或顫抖的聲音，詞源同quaver,quiver.
英文詞源
- quag (n.)
- "marshy spot," 1580s, a variant of Middle English quabbe "a marsh, bog," from Old English *cwabba "shake, tremble" (like something soft and flabby).
雙語例句
- 1. He got out of that quag recently.
- 他最近擺脫了困境.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 2. The horse was stuck in the quag.
- 馬陷入泥沼中.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
