edible fish, c. 1300, from Old French maquerel "mackerel" (Modern French maquereau), of unknown origin but apparently identical with Old French maquerel "pimp, procurer, broker, agent, intermediary," a word from a Germanic source (compare Middle Dutch makelaer "broker," from Old Frisian mek "marriage," from maken "to make"). The connection is obscure, but medieval people had imaginative notions about the erotic habits of beasts. The fish approach the shore in shoals in summertime to spawn. Exclamation holy mackerel is attested from 1876.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. They'd gone out to fish for mackerel.
他們已經(jīng)出海去捕鯖魚。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Bay leaf is an excellent herb for mackerel.
干月桂葉是烹制鯖魚肉極佳的調(diào)味料。
來自柯林斯例句
3. A mackerel sky and mares'tails make lofty ships carry low sails.