ovine

a. 绵羊的 [医] 羊的

发音

UK /ˈəʊvaɪn/
其它
US /ˈoʊˌvaɪn/

词形变化

ovines 复数 ovines more ovine 比较级 most ovine 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An animal from the genus Ovis; a sheep.

  2. 2.

    A person regarded as resembling a sheep in character; one who is acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly; a sheep.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.

  2. 2.

    Resembling a sheep in character; acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly.

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词源

The adjective is borrowed from Late Latin ovīnus (“ovine”) + English -ine (suffix with the sense ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives). Ovīnus is derived from Latin ovis (“sheep”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”), possibly from *h₂ew- (“to clothe oneself, dress; to be dressed”) in the sense of something that provides woollen clothing) + -īnus (suffix with the sense ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives). By surface analysis, ove- + -ine. The noun is derived from the adjective.

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