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

A gorilla is the world's largest primate — the kind of great, powerful ape you might see on an African safari.

The stocky, large-headed gorilla is one of the most impressive animals you'll come across in the primate area of a zoo. Gorillas are vegetarians whose native habitat is the forest of central west Africa. The word gorilla is sometimes also used to refer to a big, aggressive man. It was first coined in the 19th century by a United States missionary to Africa, from the Greek word gorillai — the word Carthaginian explorer Hanno used to mean "wild, hairy people" in 500 B.C.E.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

gorilla / guerrilla

You might see a gorilla in a zoo, but a guerrilla (sometimes spelled with one "r"), is someone who belongs to a group of independent fighters. If you remember your high school Spanish, you'll know the difference.

A gorilla is a type of large African ape. Sure they fight, but that's not why they're called gorillas. When they show up in the news, they're usually just monkeying around:

This short clip of a Silverback gorilla in Kent walking upright on his hind legs, like a human, has become an internet sensation. (BBC)

Anaklet says we're going to surprise some gorillas eating breakfast. (Time)

A guerrilla, on the other hand, is a fighter who's a part of a rebellious group that's battling a government or other authority, and likes to raid and ambush. The word has picked up a casual meaning of describing anything that's meant to take you by surprise. Here are some examples:

Al-Shabab had spoken of a switch to guerilla warfare, which could mean more suicide bombings as well as grenade attacks and land mines, he says. (BBC)

Guerrilla Marketing is a phrase coined by Jay Conrad Levinson as a take-no-prisoners way of marketing. (Guerrilla Marketing)

So how will knowing your high school Spanish help you keep them straight? Guerrilla comes from the Spanish word for a war made up of skirmishes. That guerilla is related to guerra for (you guessed it), war. If you remember that guerra is war and guerrilla is little war, you'll remember that in English, independent fighters are guerrillas, no matter how hairy they are.

WORD FAMILY

gorilla: gorillas

USAGE EXAMPLES

His was the face which launched a thousand memes - so why did Harambe the gorilla capture 2016's collective online psyche?

BBC(Dec 31, 2016)

Which, there’s no denying it, sounds like “gorilla”.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

Over half a million people signed an online petition titled “Justice for Harambe,” the gorilla killed by the Cincinnati Zoo in May.

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

n largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

Gorilla gorilla

Gorilla gorilla gorilla, western lowland gorilla

a kind of gorilla

Gorilla gorilla grauri, eastern lowland gorilla

a kind of gorilla

Gorilla gorilla beringei, mountain gorilla

gorilla of Kivu highlands

silverback

an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back

great ape, pongid

any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae

单词	gorilla
释义	gorilla (once / 3118 pages) n A gorilla is the world's largest primate — the kind of great, powerful ape you might see on an African safari. The stocky, large-headed gorilla is one of the most impressive animals you'll come across in the primate area of a zoo. Gorillas are vegetarians whose native habitat is the forest of central west Africa. The word gorilla is sometimes also used to refer to a big, aggressive man. It was first coined in the 19th century by a United States missionary to Africa, from the Greek word gorillai — the word Carthaginian explorer Hanno used to mean "wild, hairy people" in 500 B.C.E. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS gorilla / guerrilla You might see a gorilla in a zoo, but a guerrilla (sometimes spelled with one "r"), is someone who belongs to a group of independent fighters. If you remember your high school Spanish, you'll know the difference. A gorilla is a type of large African ape. Sure they fight, but that's not why they're called gorillas. When they show up in the news, they're usually just monkeying around: This short clip of a Silverback gorilla in Kent walking upright on his hind legs, like a human, has become an internet sensation. (BBC) Anaklet says we're going to surprise some gorillas eating breakfast. (Time) A guerrilla, on the other hand, is a fighter who's a part of a rebellious group that's battling a government or other authority, and likes to raid and ambush. The word has picked up a casual meaning of describing anything that's meant to take you by surprise. Here are some examples: Al-Shabab had spoken of a switch to guerilla warfare, which could mean more suicide bombings as well as grenade attacks and land mines, he says. (BBC) Guerrilla Marketing is a phrase coined by Jay Conrad Levinson as a take-no-prisoners way of marketing. (Guerrilla Marketing) So how will knowing your high school Spanish help you keep them straight? Guerrilla comes from the Spanish word for a war made up of skirmishes. That guerilla is related to guerra for (you guessed it), war. If you remember that guerra is war and guerrilla is little war, you'll remember that in English, independent fighters are guerrillas, no matter how hairy they are. WORD FAMILY gorilla: gorillas USAGE EXAMPLES His was the face which launched a thousand memes - so why did Harambe the gorilla capture 2016's collective online psyche? BBC(Dec 31, 2016) Which, there’s no denying it, sounds like “gorilla”. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Over half a million people signed an online petition titled “Justice for Harambe,” the gorilla killed by the Cincinnati Zoo in May. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) n largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper Gorilla gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla, western lowland gorilla a kind of gorilla Gorilla gorilla grauri, eastern lowland gorilla a kind of gorilla Gorilla gorilla beringei, mountain gorilla gorilla of Kivu highlands silverback an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back great ape, pongid any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
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