squirrel: [14] The squirrel’s name means etymologically ‘little shadow-tail’. It comes via Anglo-Norman esquirel from Vulgar Latin *scūriōlus, a diminutive form of *scūrius. This was an alteration of Latin sciūrus ‘squirrel’ (now the scientific name for the squirrel genus), which in turn came from Greek skíouros, a compound formed from skiá ‘shadow’ and ourá ‘tail’. => constable, establish, stand
squirrel (n.)
early 14c., from Anglo-French esquirel, Old French escurueil "squirrel; squirrel fur" (Modern French écureuil), from Vulgar Latin *scuriolus, diminutive of *scurius "squirrel," variant of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros "a squirrel," literally "shadow-tailed," from skia "shadow" (see shine (v.)) + oura "tail," from PIE root *ors- "buttocks, backside" (see arse). Perhaps the original notion is "that which makes a shade with its tail." The Old English word was acweorna, which survived into Middle English as aquerne.
squirrel (v.)
"to hoard up, store away" (as a squirrel does nuts), 1939, from squirrel (n.). Related: Squirreled; squirreling.
雙語例句
1. The squirrel makes a store of nuts for the winter.
松鼠貯藏堅果以備過冬.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. The squirrel stashes away nuts for winter.
松鼠貯藏胡桃以備過冬.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. A grey squirrel is scampering from limb to limb.
一只灰色的松鼠在樹枝間跳來跳去.
來自辭典例句
4. The driver of the car sheered to avoid hitting the squirrel.
為了避免壓著松鼠,汽車司機偏轉了車子.
來自辭典例句
5. He saved like a lunatic squirrel for a new ice age.