late 15c., "monkey," from Dutch meerkat "monkey" (related to Old High German mericazza), apparently from meer "lake" + kat "cat." But compare Hindi markat, Sanskrit markata "ape," which might serve as a source of a Teutonic folk-etymology, even though the word was in Germanic before any known direct contact with India. First applied to the small South African mammals in 1801.
雙語例句
1. For meerkat children , it's sometimes pays to play with their food.
小貓鼬有時候會玩弄它們的食物.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. A meerkat's inevitably maturing voice may be crucial for its colony's survival.
狐獴的聲音會不可避免地變得成熟,這對狐獴群落的生存而言可能是至關(guān)重要的.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. For the meerkat family unable to leave the desert plains, life is now really tough.
貓鼬一家無法離開這個沙漠平原, 現(xiàn)在的日子過得十分艱難.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. A meerkat investigated a clipboard during the annual animal count at London Zoo.