词族 · Germanic
词形变化
英语词源
- Germanic (adj.)
- 1630s, "of Germany or Germans," from Latin Germanicus, from Germani (see German (n.)). From 1773 as "of the Teutonic race;" from 1842 especially with reference to the language family that includes German, Dutch, English, etc. As a noun, the name of that language family, by 1892, replacing earlier Teutonic. Germanical is attested from 1550s.
权威例句
- 1. He asked in his Germanic English if I was enjoying France.
- 他操着一口带有德国腔的英语问我在法国玩得是否愉快。
- 2. She had an almost Germanic regard for order.
- 她简直像德国人一样讲究条理。
- 3. The Franks were originally a loose confederation of Germanic tribes.
- 法兰克人原来是日尔曼部落的一个松散部落.
- 4. English derives in the main from the common Germanic stock.
- 英语主要源于日耳曼语系.
- 5. Sanskrit is related very closely to Latin, Greek, and the Germanic and Celtic languages.
- 梵语和拉丁语、希腊语、日耳曼和凯尔特语是联系密切的同源语言。