vulpine

a. 狐狸的, 狐狸似的, 诡计多端的

发音

US /ˈvʌlpaɪn/

词形变化

vulpines 复数 vulpines more vulpine 比较级 most vulpine 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of certain canids called foxes (including true foxes, arctic foxes and grey foxes), distinguished from canines, which are regarded as similar to dogs and wolves.

  2. 2.

    A person considered cunning.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Pertaining to a fox.

    狐狸的

  2. 2.

    Having the characteristics of a fox; foxlike; cunning.

词汇关系

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同义词 1

vulpecular

词源

Borrowed from Latin vulpīnus (“foxy, fox-like”), from vulpēs, earlier volpēs (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-European *wl(o)p- (“fox”). Cognate with Welsh llywarn (“fox”), Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Armenian աղուէս (aġuēs), Albanian dhelpër, Lithuanian vilpišỹs (“wildcat”), Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśa, “jackal, fox”).

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