remora

n. 障碍, 障碍物

发音

UK /ɹɪˈmɔːɹə/
其它
UK /ˈɹɛməɹə/
US /ɹiˈmɔɹə/
US /ˈɹɛməɹə/

词形变化

remorae 复数 remorae remoras remoras 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various elongate fish from the family Echeneidae, the dorsal fin of which is in the form of a suction disc that can take a firm hold against the skin of larger marine animals.

    䲟

  2. 2.

    A serpent.

    政治 纹章
  3. 3.

    A delay; a hindrance, an obstacle.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    A surgical instrument, intended to retain parts in their places.

    废旧 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

suckerfish sucking-fish

上位词 1

acanthopterygian

下位词 2

sharksucker whalesucker

词源

Borrowed from Latin remora (“delay, hindrance, passive resistance”), from the belief that the fish would attach themselves to ships and slow them down, from re- (prefix meaning ‘back, backwards’) + mora (“delay”) (from Proto-Indo-European *mere (“to delay, hinder”), from *(s)mer- (“to fall into thinking, remember; to care for”)).

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