单词 | koi |
释义 | koin. A local name in Japan for the common carp, Cyprinus carpio. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) > cyprinus carpio (carp) carpc1440 river carp1653 seizling1688 koi1727 looking-glass carp1811 king carp1874 mirror carp1879 scale carp1884 mirror1986 1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan I. i. 136 Koi is another sort of it [sc. Steenbrass], which also resembles a Carp. 1875 H. W. Bates Illustr. Trav. VI. 140/2 Some koi, a coarse-tasted fish of the carp species. 1877 Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan 5 Chart facing 112 Fish Taken: Koi..Cyprinus hæmatopterus. 1884 tr. J. J. Rein Japan: Trav. & Res. i. viii. 197 The most conspicuous [of the Cyprinodontidæ] in size and importance are the Carp or Koi (Cyprinus carpio L.) and the Japanese Crucian or Funa. 1884 tr. J. J. Rein Japan: Trav. & Res. ii. ii. 440 In every house in which during the previous year a boy has been born, a flag waves on a long bamboo staff, consisting of a large painted koi (carp) of paper. 1892 E. Arnold Japonica 48 It was the custom formerly, at certain feasts, to crimp the live Koë, and to place it, to be eaten raw, before the guests. 1893 E. Arnold Adzuma 41 Shall they boil thee a fat koi from the fish-pond? 1896 L. Hearn Kokoro vi. 89 The real koi, the great Japanese carp, ascends swift rivers against the stream. 1904 R. J. Farrer Garden of Asia 273 The koi-fish is a sturdy swimmer. 1971 S. Eliovson Gardening Japanese Way 86 The carp (koi) is a symbol of strength and perseverance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727 |
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