canine
英 ['keɪnaɪn; 'kæ-]
美['kenaɪn]
- adj. 犬的；犬齿的；犬科的；似犬的
- n. 犬；[解剖] 犬齿
- n. (Canine)人名；(英)卡奈因
词态变化
复数: canines;
中文词源
canine 犬的
来自PIE *kwon, 狗，拟声词，词源同canary, cynic.
英文词源
- canine
- canine: see kennel
- canine (n.)
- "pointed tooth," late 14c., from Latin caninus "of the dog," genitive of canis "dog" (source of Italian cane, French chien), from PIE root *kwon- "dog" (cognates: Greek kyon, Old English hund, Old High German hunt, Old Irish cu, Welsh ci, Sanskrit svan-, Avestan spa, Russian sobaka (apparently from an Iranian source, such as Median spaka), Armenian shun, Lithuanian šuo). The noun meaning "dog" is first recorded 1869.
- canine (adj.)
- c. 1600, of teeth, from canine (n.) or Latin caninus. Meaning "pertaining to a dog or dogs" is from 1620s.
双语例句
- 1. Canine teeth are for piercing and killing prey, and tearing flesh.
- 犬齿用来咬穿、咬死猎物，还可以撕肉。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The fox is a canine animal.
- 狐狸是犬科动物.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. She's a specialist in canine psychology and behaviour.
- 她是狗心理和行为专家.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The canine is impacting on the incisor.
- 犬牙和门牙挤压在一起。
来自辞典例句
- 5. Her lips parted to show her canine teeth.
- 她撇开嘴,露出两个虎牙来.
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子