英語單詞

loon是什麽意思

loon

英 [luːn] 美 [lun]
  • n. [鳥] 潛鳥;懶人;笨蛋
  • n. (Loon)人名;(英、瑞典)隆

助記提示


1. lunatic => loon.
2. “聾”,愚人,瘋子.

中文詞源


loon 潛鳥,笨蛋

詞源不詳,可能來自擬聲詞,模仿尖利的鳥叫聲。俚語傻鳥,笨蛋。

英文詞源


loon (n.1)
large diving bird (especially the Great Northern Diver), 1630s, from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian lom, from Old Norse lomr).
loon (n.2)
"crazy person," mid-15c., lowen "rascal," of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Dutch loen "stupid person."

雙語例句


1. That guy's a real loon.
那個人是個真正的瘋子。

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2. To van Loon, human achievement mattered above all things.
對房龍來說, 人類的成就比一切都重要.

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3. Why are loon hatchlings in Wisconsin emerging deformed from their eggs?
為什麽維斯康新州的潛鳥幼兒從它們蛋中孵化就是畸形?

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4. Van Loon did not shy away from controversial statements.
房龍並不回避富有爭議的言論.

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5. Van Loon participated in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1940 presidential campaign.
房龍參與了1940年法蘭克林?迪拉諾?羅斯福的總統競選活動.

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