
horne
词源
源自古英语'horn',源自原始日耳曼语'hurnaz',与古诺尔斯语'horn'、德语'Horn'同源,最终源自原始印欧语词根*ḱer-(头,角)。
noun
❶ 指动物的角,通常由角质构成,常见于牛、羊等动物头上,用于防御或争斗。
“The bull lowered its horne and charged at the matador.”
(公牛低下它的角,冲向斗牛士。)
“She collected horne from various animals for her art project.”
(她收集了各种动物的角用于她的艺术项目。)
❶ 指类似角的物体或形状,如乐器号角或某些装饰品的设计。
“The musician played a melody on his horne.”
(音乐家用他的号角演奏了一段旋律。)
“The Viking helmet had two decorative horne on top.”
(维京头盔上有两个装饰性的角。)
verb
❶ 用角顶撞或攻击,常用于描述动物的行为。
“The goat horned the fence in frustration.”
(山羊愤怒地用角顶撞围栏。)
“He was horned by the angry bull during the rodeo.”
(在牛仔竞技表演中,他被愤怒的公牛用角顶了。)
常见短语
lock horne — 指两只动物角互相纠缠,比喻双方陷入僵持或激烈争斗的状态。
“The two stags locked horne in a fierce battle for dominance.”
(两只雄鹿角互相纠缠,为争夺统治权展开激烈战斗。)
on the horne — 指正在打电话,源自老式电话的听筒形状像号角。
“I can't talk now, I'm on the horne with the client.”
(我现在不能说话,我正在和客户通电话。)