husky
英 ['hʌskɪ]
美 ['hʌski]
- adj. 聲音沙啞的；有殼的；強壯的
- n. 強壯結實之人；愛斯基摩人
助記提示
1. The derivative husky was coined in the 16th century; its use for 'hoarse' comes from the idea of having dry husks in the throat (the husky dog [19] is an entirely different word, probably an alteration of Eskimo).
2. from husk on the notion of "dry as a husk." Earlier (1550s) "having husks." Sense of "tough and strong" (like corn husks) is first found 1869, American English.
3. 哈士奇：哈士奇名字的由來，是源自其獨特的嘶啞叫聲。哈士奇性格多變，有的極端膽小，有的極端暴力，進入大陸和家庭的哈士奇，都已經沒有了野性，比較溫順，是一種流行於全球的寵物犬。
中文詞源
husky 聲音沙啞的來自husk,穀殼。即像穀殼一樣粗糙的或穀殼磨擦的聲音，形容聲音沙啞的。
husky 哈士奇狗，愛斯基摩犬來自加拿大英語hoskey,愛斯基摩人，Eskimo拚寫變體。原指愛斯基摩人拉雪橇的犬，速度極快，力量極大，甚至極端暴力，但現在的寵物哈士奇已經失去了這種野性。
英文詞源
- husky (adj.)
- "hoarse," c. 1722 in reference to a cattle disease (of persons, 1740), from husk on the notion of "dry as a husk." Earlier (1550s) "having husks." Sense of "tough and strong" (like corn husks) is first found 1869, American English. Related: Huskily; huskiness.
- husky (n.)
- "Eskimo dog," 1852, Canadian English, earlier (1830) hoskey "an Eskimo," probably shortened variant of Ehuskemay (1743), itself a variant of Eskimo.
The moment any vessel is noticed steering for these islands [Whalefish Islands], the Esquimaux, or "Huskies,"* as the Danes customarily term them, come off in sufficient numbers to satisfy you that you are near the haunts of uncivilized men, and will afford sufficient information to guide any stranger to his anchorage. *"Husky" is their own term. I recollect the chorus to a song at Kamtchatka was "Husky, Husky." ["Last of the Arctic Voyages," London, 1855]
雙語例句
- 1. She spoke in a husky whisper.
- 她低沉沙啞地輕聲說話。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. He is a husky boy.
- 他是個高大強壯的男孩.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Her voice was husky with anger.
- 她的聲音因憤怒而沙啞.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Simultaneously I heard his voice, gruff, muffled, husky, at the hall telephone.
- 就在同時我聽見了他的聲音, 粗獷 、 低沉 、 沙啞, 正在用門廓的電話與什麽人通著話.
來自英漢文學 - 蓋茨比
- 5. There was a husky tenderness in his tone. " Daisy? "
- 他沙啞的聲音流露著柔情, “ 黛西? ”
來自英漢文學 - 蓋茨比