mongrel
英['mʌŋgr(ə)l]
美['mʌŋɡrəl]
- n. 杂种；混血儿；杂种动物
- adj. 杂种的；混血儿的
词态变化
复数: mongrels;
中文词源
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。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The mongrel presented his muzzle for scratching.
- 那只杂种狗张嘴要伤人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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 ”
来自百科语句
- 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.
来自电影对白