c. 1600, from Italian zebra, perhaps via Portuguese, earlier applied to a now-extinct wild ass, of uncertain origin, said to be Congolese [OED], or Amharic [Klein], but perhaps ultimately from Latin equiferus "wild horse," from equus "horse" (see equine) + ferus (see fierce). Related: Zebrine; zebroid.
雙語例句
1. a zebra's black and white stripes
斑馬的黑白條紋
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. The lions devoured a zebra in a short time.
獅子一會兒就吃掉了一匹斑馬.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. There are several species of zebra.
斑馬有好幾種.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
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