duckling
英 ['dʌklɪŋ]
美 ['dʌklɪŋ]
英文詞源
- duckling (n.)
- mid-15c., dookelynge, from duck (n.) + -ling. The ugly duckling is from Hans Christian Andersen's tale (1843 in Danish, by 1846 in English).
雙語例句
- 1. She was a shy, ugly duckling of a child.
- 她小時候是個羞怯的醜小鴨。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The diminutive suffix - ling in " duckling " denotes affection.
- "duckling " (小鴨子)中意指"小"的字尾-ling表示親昵.
來自辭典例句
- 3. We're going to feed the duckling.
- 我們去喂小鴨子.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He's got the looks of a film star now, but he was a real ugly duckling as a child.
- 他現在一副電影明星的模樣, 小時候他可真是隻醜小鴨.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. That beauty once was an ugly duckling.
- 那美女以前是個醜小鴨.
來自辭典例句