troglodyte

英 ['trɒglədaɪt] 美
  • n. 类人猿;隐居者;穴居人;老顽固

中文词源


troglodyte 洞穴人,穴居人

来自希腊语 troglodytes,洞穴居住者,穴居人,来自 trogle,洞,老鼠洞,来自 trogein,咬,啃, 来自 PIE*ter,转,钻,词源同 turn,through,-dyt,进入,来自 dyein,走进,潜进。

英文词源


troglodyte (n.)
"cave-dweller," 1550s, from Middle French troglodyte and directly from Latin troglodytae (plural), from Greek troglodytes "cave-dweller, cave-man" (in reference to tribes identified as living in various places by ancient writers; by Herodotus on the African coast of the Red Sea), literally "one who creeps into holes," from trogle "hole, mouse-hole" (from trogein "to gnaw, nibble, munch;" see trout) + dyein "go in, dive in." Related: Troglodytic.

双语例句


1. This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region ecosystem.
马泰拉位于意大利巴西利卡塔地区的南部,是地中海地区保存最为完好、典型的史前穴居人定居点.

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2. Unless you're an spelunker, or a troglodyte , the answer is probably not too often.
除非你是一名洞穴探索爱好者或者一名穴居人.

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