dolphin

英 ['d?lf?n] 美['dɑlf?n]

CET4TEM4IELTSTOEFL中低頻詞常用詞匯哺乳動物

復數:?dolphins;

dolphin 海豚

來自PIE*gwelbh, 膨脹，鼓起，引申詞義子宮，孕婦的肚子，詞源同child, calf.可能因肥胖的海豚如同孕婦而得名。

dolphin: dolphin: [13] The ultimate source of dolphin is Greek delphís ‘dolphin’, which some have linked with Greek delphys ‘womb’. From it was derived delphīnion, a name given to the plant larkspur on account of the dolphin-like shape of part of its flower, acquired by English via Latin as delphinium [17]. Latin took over Greek delphís as delphīnus, which passed into English along two channels.

The classical form was borrowed as delfyn or delphin, which did not survive the 17th century. But the Vulgar Latin form *dalphīnus progressed to Old French daulphin (ultimate source of English dauphin), which English acquired as dalphyn. Dolphin, first recorded in the 14th century, appears to be an English alteration of the form da(u)lphin.
=> dauphin, delphinium
dolphin (n.): mid-14c., from Old French daulphin, from Medieval Latin dolfinus, from Latin delphinus "dolphin," from Greek delphis (genitive delphinos) "dolphin," related to delphys "womb," perhaps via notion of the animal bearing live young, or from its shape, from PIE *gwelbh-. Popularly applied to the dorado from late 16c.

1. He was so happy communing with the dolphin in Dingle Bay.: 他在丁格爾灣與海豚交流的時候特別開心。

3. The advert featured a dolphin swimming around a goldfish bowl.: 該廣告的內容為一條在金魚缸里游動的海豚.

4. We also pointed out that dolphin - kicking is a misnomer.: 我們同時指出,所謂的海豚式踢腿“ Dolphin -Kicking” 是一條錯誤的用詞.

5. The whale, like the dolphin, has become a symbol of the marvels of creation.: 鯨和海豚一樣，已經成為造物杰作的象征。