mid-13c., "skin or fur of the marten," from Old French martrine "marten fur," noun use of fem. adjective martrin "of or pertaining to the marten," from martre "marten," from Frankish *martar or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *marthuz (cognates: Old Saxon marthrin "of or pertaining to the marten," Old Frisian merth, Middle Dutch maerter, Dutch marter, Old High German mardar, German Marder, Old English meart, Old Norse m?rer "marten"), probably from PIE *martu- "bride," perhaps on some fancied resemblance, or else a Germanic euphemism for the real name of the animal, which might have been taboo.
In Middle English the animal itself typically was called marter, directly from Old French martre, but marten took over this sense in English c. 1400.
雙語例句
1. Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat.
歐亞大陸的貂,褐色皮毛,雄部和喉部為蒼白色.
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2. Today we answer the a question Marten Martin in Mexico City.
今天我們來回答墨西哥城的馬丁提出的一個問題.
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3. Japanese marten went across the road of the mountain quickly at night.
夜晚,一只日本貂在山路上一溜煙穿過了.
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4. These marten overcoats are tastefully packed.
這批貂皮大衣的包裝十分精美.
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5. T - shirt, straight bottom jeans and a pair of Dr. Marten's make up the classic leisure look.