husky
英 ['hʌskɪ]
美 ['hʌski]
- adj. 声音沙哑的；有壳的；强壮的
- n. 强壮结实之人；爱斯基摩人
助记提示
1. The derivative husky was coined in the 16th century; its use for 'hoarse' comes from the idea of having dry husks in the throat (the husky dog [19] is an entirely different word, probably an alteration of Eskimo).
2. from husk on the notion of "dry as a husk." Earlier (1550s) "having husks." Sense of "tough and strong" (like corn husks) is first found 1869, American English.
3. 哈士奇：哈士奇名字的由来，是源自其独特的嘶哑叫声。哈士奇性格多变，有的极端胆小，有的极端暴力，进入大陆和家庭的哈士奇，都已经没有了野性，比较温顺，是一种流行于全球的宠物犬。
中文词源
husky 声音沙哑的来自husk,谷壳。即像谷壳一样粗糙的或谷壳磨擦的声音，形容声音沙哑的。
husky 哈士奇狗，爱斯基摩犬来自加拿大英语hoskey,爱斯基摩人，Eskimo拼写变体。原指爱斯基摩人拉雪橇的犬，速度极快，力量极大，甚至极端暴力，但现在的宠物哈士奇已经失去了这种野性。
英文词源
- husky (adj.)
- "hoarse," c. 1722 in reference to a cattle disease (of persons, 1740), from husk on the notion of "dry as a husk." Earlier (1550s) "having husks." Sense of "tough and strong" (like corn husks) is first found 1869, American English. Related: Huskily; huskiness.
- husky (n.)
- "Eskimo dog," 1852, Canadian English, earlier (1830) hoskey "an Eskimo," probably shortened variant of Ehuskemay (1743), itself a variant of Eskimo.
The moment any vessel is noticed steering for these islands [Whalefish Islands], the Esquimaux, or "Huskies,"* as the Danes customarily term them, come off in sufficient numbers to satisfy you that you are near the haunts of uncivilized men, and will afford sufficient information to guide any stranger to his anchorage. *"Husky" is their own term. I recollect the chorus to a song at Kamtchatka was "Husky, Husky." ["Last of the Arctic Voyages," London, 1855]
双语例句
- 1. She spoke in a husky whisper.
- 她低沉沙哑地轻声说话。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. He is a husky boy.
- 他是个高大强壮的男孩.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Her voice was husky with anger.
- 她的声音因愤怒而沙哑.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Simultaneously I heard his voice, gruff, muffled, husky, at the hall telephone.
- 就在同时我听见了他的声音, 粗犷 、 低沉 、 沙哑, 正在用门廓的电话与什么人通着话.
来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比
- 5. There was a husky tenderness in his tone. " Daisy? "
- 他沙哑的声音流露着柔情, “ 黛西? ”
来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比