roo

FREQ #20867

n. [动]袋鼠

发音

UK /ˈɹuː/
US /ˈɹu/
US

词形变化

roos 复数

别名

'roo

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Peace; quietness.

    英国 方言 废旧 不可数
  2. 2.

    Rest; stillness.

    英国 方言 不可数
  3. 1.

    Clipping of kangaroo.

    澳大利亚 俚语

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词源

From Middle English roo, ro, from Old English rō, rōw (“quietness, quiet, rest”), from Proto-Germanic *rōō (“quiet, rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to rest; quiet”). Cognate with Scots ro, ruve (“peace, repose”), German Ruhe (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ro (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Icelandic ró (“tranquility, quietness”).

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