词族 · mako
词形变化
英语词源
- mako (n.)
- "large blue shark," listed as 1727 in OED, from "The History of Japan," English translation of Engelbert Kaempfer's German manuscript; however this is claimed by some to be an error, and some say Kaempfer's word represents Japanese makkô(-kujira) "sperm whale." But the description in the text fits neither the shark nor the whale. The word is ultimately from Maori mako "shark, shark's tooth," which is of uncertain etymology. If the 1727 citation is an error, the earliest attested use is 1820, from a book on New Zealand languages.
权威例句
- 1. But they did not come as the Mako had come.
- 但是它们来的方式和那条灰鲭鲨的不同.
- 2. MAKO also supply the guests a big cookroom to enjoy the both chinese and western food.
- 爱吃的合作者还特别设计了大号的厨房,提供中西式餐饮服务.