tortoise的词源

英文词源

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tortoise: see turtle
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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.

中文词源

tortoise:(陆)

来源于法语tortue(龟)。

同源词:turtle

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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。

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。