记忆方法
1、tortoise 是从中古英语 tortuse 改拼来的，改的原因很可能是被人照着 porpoise(鼠海豚)的样子顺手拼歪了。
2、两种说法：一说是拉丁 tortus「扭曲的」，指它脚趾弯弯(同 turn、torque)；一说是 tartaruchus「地狱里的」，古人迷信乌龟出自阴间。
3、古典拉丁其实叫 testudo，出自 testa「壳」，中文说的龟甲正是它最显眼的地方。
2、两种说法：一说是拉丁 tortus「扭曲的」，指它脚趾弯弯(同 turn、torque)；一说是 tartaruchus「地狱里的」，古人迷信乌龟出自阴间。
3、古典拉丁其实叫 testudo，出自 testa「壳」，中文说的龟甲正是它最显眼的地方。
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词族 · tortoise
词形变化
中文词源
tortoise 陆龟，龟
来自中古英语 tortuse,来自拉丁语 tortuca,乌龟，可能来自 tartaruchus,地狱的，词源同 Tartarus, 塔耳塔洛斯，古希腊神话中的地狱，迷信说法，认为乌龟来自地狱。或来自拉丁语 tortus, 扭曲的，扭成一团的，词源同 turn,torque.因乌龟脚趾的形状而得名。拼写可能受 porpoise 影 响而俗化。
英语词源
- tortoise
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tortoise: see turtle
- tortoise (n.)
- 1550s, altered (perhaps by influence of porpoise) from Middle English tortuse (late 15c.), tortuce (mid-15c.), tortuge (late 14c.), from Medieval Latin tortuca (mid-13c.), perhaps from Late Latin tartaruchus "of the underworld" (see Tartarus). Others propose a source in Latin tortus "twisted," based on the shape of the feet. The classical Latin word was testudo, from testa "shell." First record of tortoise shell as a pattern of markings is from 1782.
权威例句
- 1. The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.
- 兔子正睡觉时,乌龟赢得了比赛.
- 2. Tortoise and Snake Hills face each other across the river.
- 龟蛇二山隔江相望.
- 3. The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed.
- 乌龟以极其缓慢的速度爬行着.
- 4. The elephant dwarfed the tortoise.
- 那只乌龟跟那头象相比就显得很小.
- 5. The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.
- 乌龟在冬眠中度过寒冬季节.