• n. 榛睡鼠

詞源不詳。拼寫俗化為dorm和mouse.

dormouse (n.)

early 15c., possibly from Anglo-French *dormouse "tending to be dormant" (from stem of dormir "to sleep," see dormer), with the second element mistaken for mouse; or perhaps it is from a Middle English dialectal compound of mouse and Middle French dormir. The rodent is inactive in winter. French dormeuse, fem. of dormeur "sleeper" is attested only from 17c.

1. The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.

榛睡鼠是一種在夜間活動的膽小動物。

來自《權威詞典》

2. They were trying to put the dormouse into the teapot.

他們正打算把睡鼠塞到茶壺里去.

來自辭典例句

3. You've no right to grow here,'said the Dormouse.

“在這里你沒有權利長呀! ”睡鼠說.

來自互聯網

4. Next, the dormouse passes a toad with big, golden eyes.

接下來, 睡鼠來到了一只大的長著金色眼睛的蟾蜍身旁.

來自互聯網

5. He moved on as he spoke dormouse, which still seemed asleep, followed him.

他一邊說著一邊開始挪動了, 而那只看似仍在睡覺的睡鼠也跟著他挪動.

來自互聯網