rex

FREQ #4582

n. 雷克斯(男子名);国王;君主

发音

/ˈɹɛks/

词形变化

reges rexes 复数 rexes reges 复数 rexed rexes 三单 rexing rexing 现在分词 rexed 过去式 rexed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A king, particularly in ancient Rome.

  2. 2.

    An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking.

v.
  1. 1.

    To breed (an animal) to have this kind of hair.

    及物

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词源

From Latin rēx (“king”), referring originally to rabbits of the Belgian "castorrex" breed, so named because their fur was similar to that of beavers. Entered English around 1920. Doublet of rajah and roy.

来源:wiktionary