"characteristic of monkeys or apes," c. 1600, from Latin simia "ape," from simus "snub-nosed," from Greek simos "snub-nosed" (like the Scythians), also a masculine proper name, of unknown origin. Biological meaning "pertaining to monkeys" is from 1863. The noun meaning "an ape or monkey" first is attested in 1880.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Ada had a wrinkled, simian face.
埃達(dá)有一張布滿皺紋、長(zhǎng)得像猿猴的臉。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Curiosity is the taproot of an intellectual life , the most valuable of our simian traits.
好奇是高智生命的根源，也是我們類(lèi)人猿特征中最有價(jià)值的部分。
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. Cannong licensing Simian fiber tough, shiny white color and without any impurities.
蠶農(nóng)牌絲綿纖維強(qiáng)韌 、 顏色潔白光澤好、無(wú)任何雜質(zhì).
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Small of stature and simian in appearance , these creatures possess surprising strength and unnatural agility.