单词 | 骑士般 |
释义 | 〔badger〕Our name for the Eurasian species of this mammal, which is noted for championing its burrow just like a knight of old,may come from the badger's knightly emblem.The creature's white head with a broad black stripe on each side of the snout may have brought to mind a badge,hence the namebadger. One good piece of supporting evidence for this theory is that an earlier name for the animal wasbauson, which comes from the Old French wordbaucenc, usually referring to a white patch on a horse and also meaning "badger.”Bauson is first recorded before 1375, badger in 1523. 这种以象老骑士般维护它的洞穴而闻名的欧亚大陆哺乳动物,其名字可能来自于獾英勇侠义的寓意。这种动物白色的头部带有宽阔的黑色条纹,分别在口鼻的两侧,这可能使人联想到徽章的标志,因此取了badger 这个名字。 这种理论最好的支持证据就是这种动物较早期的名字叫bauson, 从古法语baucenc 而来, 经常指马身上的白斑,也是“徽章”的意思。Bauson 一词在1375年前第一次被记载,而 badger 一词则记载于1523年 〔chevalier〕A chivalrous man.骑士般的人:具有骑士高尚品质的人 |
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