mid-14c., "serpent's tongue" (thought to be a stinging organ), later "sharp extension of a metal blade" (1680s), from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse tangi "spit of land; pointed end by which a blade is driven into a handle," from Proto-Germanic *tang-, from PIE *denk- "to bite" (see tongs). Influenced in some senses by tongue (n.). Figurative sense of "a sharp taste" is first recorded mid-15c.; that of "suggestion, trace" is from 1590s. The fish (1734) so called for their spines.
实用例句
1. "Tang" is "Gnat" spelt backwards.
Gnat倒着写出来就是Tang。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She could smell the salty tang of the sea.
她能闻到海水浓烈的咸味。
来自柯林斯例句
3. the tang of lemons
清爽的柠檬味
来自《权威词典》
4. Li Bai was a Tang poet of superb talent.
李白是唐代一位才气横溢的诗人.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. The Tang Dynasty was the golden age of classical Chinese poetry.
