kitten

B1 大学 FREQ #8455 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 小猫, 淘气姑娘 vt. 产仔, 卖弄风情

发音

UK /ˈkɪt.n̩/
US /kʰɪʔ.n̩/

词形变化

kittens 复数 kittens kittened kittening kittens 三单 kittening 现在分词 kittened 过去式 kittened 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

小猫；小动物

动词

产小猫

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).

    小猫

  2. 2.

    A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc.

  3. 3.

    A moth of the genus Furcula.

  4. 4.

    A term of endearment, especially for a woman.

    非正式

    Speak only when spoken to, kitten.

  5. 5.

    A term of endearment, especially for a woman.

    A girlfriend.

    非正式 引申义
v.
  1. 1.

    To give birth to kittens.

    不及物 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

kitty
动词

上位词 5

have bear birth deliver give birth

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English kitoun, kytton, kyton, keton (“kitten”), of obscure origin. Seemingly from, and usually explained as being from, unattested Anglo-Norman *kitoun, *ketun (compare Old French chitoun, cheton, chaton (“kitten”), diminutive of cat, chat (“cat”)); whence Modern French chaton (“kitten”). Similar words of Germanic origin may have reinforced this word; compare English kitling (“kit, kitten”), Low German Kitten (“kitten”), Icelandic kettlingur (“kitten”), Middle English chitte ("whelp, pup", see chit). The idea that kitoun, rather than being of Anglo-Norman origin, was in fact a purely Germanic derivation from one of these words is etymologically problematic, but cannot be definitively ruled out.

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