terrier

• n. 一種活潑的小狗；地籍冊；國防自衛隊
• n. (Terrier)人名；(法)泰裏耶

來自古法語 chien terrier,土狗，來自 chien,狗，詞源同 canine,terrier,土，來自拉丁語 terra,土， 土地。一種小型獵狗，因喜歡把獵物趕到洞裏而得名。

terrier (n.)

kind of dog, early 15c., from Old French chien terrier "terrier dog," literally "earth dog," from Medieval Latin terrarius "of earth," from Latin terra "earth" (see terrain). So called because the dogs pursue their quarry (foxes, badgers, etc.) into their burrows.

1. The tan-coloured dog looks suspiciously like an American pit bull terrier.

這隻棕黃色的狗看上去非常像美國比特犬.

來自柯林斯例句

2. I have a fox terrier.

我養了一隻獵狐狗.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. It was a little bright - eyed terrier.

它是一條小獵狗,眼睛亮亮的.

來自辭典例句

4. Cartledge, Joe, and Catherine Owen. The Complete Illustrated West Highland White Terrier.

卡特利奇, 喬, 凱瑟琳和歐文. 完整說明西部高地白色小獵犬.

來自互聯網

5. Breed of terrier developed in the Border country of England and Scotland.

英格蘭和蘇格蘭邊境地區所培育出的品種.

來自互聯網