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

dor•mouse n. [countable], pl. -mice.

dor•mouse n., pl. -mice

Mammalsany small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.

1400–50; late Middle English dormowse, dormoise; etymology, etymological obscure; perh. Anglo-French derivative of Old French dormir to sleep (see dormant), with final syllable reanalyzed as mouse, but no such Anglo-French word is known

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dormouse /ˈdɔːˌmaʊs/ n ( pl -mice)

any small Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, esp the Eurasian Muscardinus avellanarius, resembling a mouse with a furry tail

Etymology: 15th Century: dor-, perhaps from Old French dormir to sleep, from Latin dormīre + mouse

单词	dormouse
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 dor•mouse /ˈdɔrˌmaʊs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -mice. Mammalsa small, usually bushy-tailed climbing rodent. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 dor•mouse (dôr′mous′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mice (-mīs′).USA pronunciation Mammalsany small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits. 1400–50; late Middle English dormowse, dormoise; etymology, etymological obscure; perh. Anglo-French derivative of Old French dormir to sleep (see dormant), with final syllable reanalyzed as mouse, but no such Anglo-French word is known Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dormouse /ˈdɔːˌmaʊs/ n ( pl -mice) any small Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, esp the Eurasian Muscardinus avellanarius, resembling a mouse with a furry tail Etymology: 15th Century: dor-, perhaps from Old French dormir to sleep, from Latin dormīre + mouse
随便看	chordee chord of the sixth chordophone chord organ chordotomy chordotonal -chore chore chorea choregus choreiform choreman choreograph choreographer choreographic choreographically choreography choreologist choreology choreutic choreutics chori- chorial choriamb choriambic