词族 · manatee
词形变化
中文词源
manatee 海牛
来自西班牙语manati,来自加勒比语manati,乳房，胸部，因该动物圆鼓鼓的形状而得名。可能最终来自自拉丁语manatus,手，词源同manual,因其两片前肢如同一双手而得名。
英语词源
- manatee (n.)
- 1550s, from Spanish manati (1530s), from Carib manati "breast, udder." Often associated with Latin manatus "having hands," because the flippers resemble hands.
权威例句
- 1. Snyder , a master gardener in Manatee County , Florida, says pruning wounds a plant.
- 佛罗里达 Manatee 郡的主要园艺师MelissaSnyder说,修剪会使植株受伤.
- 2. Eleven honor the manatee, an endangered sea animal found in that state.
- 该州十一所学校是用一种濒临灭绝的海洋动物——海牛来命名的.
- 3. We watched dolphin, manatee, sea lion and whale shows.
- 我们看了海豚 、 海牛 、 海狮和鲸的表演.
- 4. The shape of Walrus evolved out of the Manatee species.
- 海象的外形是从海牛物种里演化而成.
- 5. Manatee fat is widely available to aid runny noses.
- 治疗流鼻涕的海牛油随处都可以买到.