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来自中古英语 tortuse,来自拉丁语 tortuca,乌龟，可能来自 tartaruchus,地狱的，词源同 Tartarus, 塔耳塔洛斯，古希腊神话中的地狱，迷信说法，认为乌龟来自地狱。或来自拉丁语 tortus, 扭曲的，扭成一团的，词源同 turn,torque.因乌龟脚趾的形状而得名。拼写可能受 porpoise 影响而俗化。

tortoise: tortoise: see turtle
tortoise (n.): 1550s, altered (perhaps by influence of porpoise) from Middle English tortuse (late 15c.), tortuce (mid-15c.), tortuge (late 14c.), from Medieval Latin tortuca (mid-13c.), perhaps from Late Latin tartaruchus "of the underworld" (see Tartarus). Others propose a source in Latin tortus "twisted," based on the shape of the feet. The classical Latin word was testudo, from testa "shell." First record of tortoise shell as a pattern of markings is from 1782.

词态变化

复数 tortoises;

权威造句

1. The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.: 兔子正睡觉时,乌龟赢得了比赛.

2. Tortoise and Snake Hills face each other across the river.: 龟蛇二山隔江相望.

3. The tortoise crept along at an agonizingly slow speed.: 乌龟以极其缓慢的速度爬行着.

4. The elephant dwarfed the tortoise.: 那只乌龟跟那头象相比就显得很小.

5. The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.: 乌龟在冬眠中度过寒冬季节.

近反义词

tortoise beetle [昆]龟甲虫

tortoise shell 龟甲

glue of tortoise plastron 龟板胶

tortoise shell wood 龟甲木

tortoise-shell cat 玳帽猫

tortoise plastron 龟板

beet tortoise beetle 甜菜龟甲

set the tortoise to catch the hare 做不可能做到的事...

The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡大觉，乌龟跑第...

相似短语

texas tortoise phr. 德州地鼠龟

european tortoise phr. 欧洲陆龟

desert tortoise phr. 爬行动物

tortoise plant phr. 地胆草

grass tortoise 草龟

giant tortoise phr. 巨型陆龟（产于加拉帕戈斯群岛和塞舌尔群岛）

tortoise beetle n.[昆]龟甲虫

tortoise shell n.龟甲,一种类似龟甲的蝴蝶

hopan tortoise 合板龟

box tortoise phr. 箱龟属

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