英语词汇“tetra”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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tetra in British English

(ˈtɛtrə)

nounWord forms: plural -ra or -ras

any of various brightly coloured tropical freshwater fishes of the genus Hemigrammus and related genera: family Characidae (characins)

Word origin

C20: short for New Latin tetragonopterus (former genus name), from tetragon + -o- + -pterous, from Greek pteron wing

tetra- in British English

or before a vowel tetr-

combining form

four

tetrameter

Word origin

from Greek

four in British English

(fɔː)

noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

a numeral, 4, IV, etc, representing this number

something representing, represented by, or consisting of four units, such as a playingcard with four symbols on it

4. Also called: four o'clock

four hours after noon or midnight

5. cricket

a shot that crosses the boundary after hitting the ground

the four runs scored for such a shot

6. rowing

a racing shell propelled by four oarsmen pulling one oar each, with or without a cox

the crew of such a shell

determiner

amounting to four

four thousand eggs

four times

(as pronoun)

four are ready

▶ Related prefixes: , quadri-, tetra-

tetra in American English

(ˈtɛtrə)

noun

any of a number of brightly colored, tropical American, characin fishes, often kept in aquariums

Word origin

contr. < ModL Tetragonopterus, old genus designation < tetragonum, tetragon + -pterus, -pterous

tetra- in American English

(ˈtɛtrə)

four

tetrachord

: also, before a vowel, tetr-

Word origin

Gr tetra- < base of tettares, tessares, four < IE base *kwetwer- > four

tetra- in American English

prefix

a combining form meaning “four,” used in the formation of compound words

tetrabranchiate

Also (esp before a vowel): tetr-

Word origin

[‹ Gk, comb. form of téttara, neut. of téttares four]

Examples of 'tetra' in a sentence
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Garun was at the center of all of them, of course, dressed in flowing robes of silver tetra scales and fringe dyed indigo with octopus ink.

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释义	Trends of tetra View usage for: tetra in British English (ˈtɛtrə) nounWord forms: plural -ra or -ras any of various brightly coloured tropical freshwater fishes of the genus Hemigrammus and related genera: family Characidae (characins) Word origin C20: short for New Latin tetragonopterus (former genus name), from tetragon + -o- + -pterous, from Greek pteron wing tetra- in British English or before a vowel tetr- combining form four tetrameter Word origin from Greek four in British English (fɔː) noun 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one 2. a numeral, 4, IV, etc, representing this number 3. something representing, represented by, or consisting of four units, such as a playingcard with four symbols on it 4. Also called: four o'clock four hours after noon or midnight 5. cricket a. a shot that crosses the boundary after hitting the ground b. the four runs scored for such a shot 6. rowing a. a racing shell propelled by four oarsmen pulling one oar each, with or without a cox b. the crew of such a shell determiner 7. a. amounting to four four thousand eggs four times b. (as pronoun) four are ready ▶ Related prefixes: , quadri-, tetra- tetra in American English (ˈtɛtrə) noun any of a number of brightly colored, tropical American, characin fishes, often kept in aquariums Word origin contr. < ModL Tetragonopterus, old genus designation < tetragonum, tetragon + -pterus, -pterous tetra- in American English (ˈtɛtrə) four tetrachord : also, before a vowel, tetr- Word origin Gr tetra- < base of tettares, tessares, four < IE base *kwetwer- > four tetra- in American English prefix a combining form meaning “four,” used in the formation of compound words tetrabranchiate Also (esp before a vowel): tetr- Word origin [‹ Gk, comb. form of téttara, neut. of téttares four] Examples of 'tetra' in a sentence tetra Garun was at the center of all of them, of course, dressed in flowing robes of silver tetra scales and fringe dyed indigo with octopus ink. Kara Dalkey WATER BOOK ONE: ASCENSION (2002) Word lists with tetra Types of fish
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