aye-aye

短语
FREQ #21882

n. 狐猴的一种

发音

AU /ˈaɪˌaɪ/

词形变化

ayeaye aye-ayes 复数 aye-ayes

别名

ayeaye

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The lemur Daubentonia madagascariensis, a solitary nocturnal quadruped found in Madagascar and remarkable for their long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.

    指猴

interj.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of aye aye.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

lemur

词源

From French aye-aye, from Malagasy aiay (also ahay, haihay or hay-hay in dialect), supposedly imitative of the animal's cry. However, this is doubted by Simons and Myers (2001) who note that the animal does not emit such a sound. They suggest a derivation from Malagasy heh heh (“I don't know”), used by the Malagasy people to avoid naming the animal, which they fear.

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