aardvark的意思

aardvark

基本解释

n. [脊椎] 土豚；非洲食蚁兽

aardvark 土豚

aard同earth,表示土。vark同pork,猪肉，furrow,垄，farrow,一窝小猪，表示拱的动作，猪。

aardvark: aardvark: see earth, farrow
aardvark (n.): 1833, from Afrikaans Dutch aardvark, literally "earth-pig" (the animal burrows), from aard "earth" (see earth) + vark "pig," cognate with Old High German farah (source of German Ferkel "young pig, sucking pig," a diminutive form), Old English fearh (see farrow).

1. On closer inspection, aardvark appears to include other animal features as well.: 再近距离仔细观察就会发现, 土豚身上似乎还有其他动物的特征.