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spoor

英 [spʊə; spɔː] 美[spʊr]
  • n. (野兽的)足迹;痕迹
  • vt. 循着足迹追踪
  • n. (Spoor)人名;(荷)斯波尔;(英)斯普尔

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中文词源


spoor 野兽的足迹,踪迹

来自南非荷兰语 spoor,来自荷兰语 spoor,足迹,踪迹,来自 Proto-Germanic*spur,踢,踩踏, 来自 PIE*sper,脚踝,踩,词源同 spur,spurn.后用于指野兽的足迹和踪迹。

词态变化


复数: spoors;

助记提示


1. spur => *sper- 'hit with the foot, kick' => spoor "track".

英文词源


spoor
spoor: see spur
spoor (n.)
"track, trace," 1823, used originally by travelers in South Africa, from Afrikaans spoor, from Dutch spoor, from Middle Dutch spor, cognate with Old English spor "footprint, track, trace," from Proto-Germanic *spur-am, from PIE *spere- "ankle" (see spurn).

双语例句


1. The hounds followed the fox's spoor.
猎狗追踪狐狸的足迹.

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英英释意


1. the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game;
"the hounds followed the fox's spoor"

实用场景例句


The hounds followed the fox's spoor.
猎狗追踪狐狸的足迹.

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