hircine

a. 山羊的, 羊膻味的, 山羊般气味的

发音

UK /ˈhɜːsaɪn/
其它
US /ˈhɝsaɪn/
US /ˈhɝsɪn/

词形变化

more hircine 比较级 most hircine 最高级

别名

hirquine

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma.

    不可数 化学 地质
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.

    1838, Hypericaceæ, entry in The Penny Cyclopaedia, Volume 12, page 411, Many are objects of ornament, but they are little cultivated because they have frequently a disagreeable hircine odour.

  2. 2.

    Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats.

  3. 3.

    Libidinous; lustful.

词源

First attested in its present form in 1650–1660: From Middle English hircyne, from Latin hircīnus (“of a goat”, “goat-scented”); equivalent to hircus (“a male goat”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Cognate with French hircin. By surface analysis, hirc- (“buck, male goat”) + -ine. Compare caprine, haedine.

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