simian的词源

英文词源

simian (adj.)

"characteristic of monkeys or apes," c. 1600, from Latin simia "ape," from simus "snub-nosed," from Greek simos "snub-nosed" (like the Scythians), also a masculine proper name, of unknown origin. Biological meaning "pertaining to monkeys" is from 1863. The noun meaning "an ape or monkey" first is attested in 1880.

中文词源

simian：像猿或猴的

来自拉丁语 simia,猿猴，来自 simus,翘鼻子，来自希腊语 simos,翘鼻子。

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