nostril
英['nɒstr(ə)l]
美['nɑstrəl]
- n. 鼻孔
词态变化
复数: nostrils;
助记提示
1. Old English nosthyrl, nosthirl, literally "the hole of the nose".
2. Etymologically, a nostril is a 'nosehole', from nose => nos- + thyrl "hole" (see thrill).
3. 同源词：thrill, nostril, through.
中文词源
nostril 鼻孔
nos,鼻子，-tril,洞，词源同through.
英文词源
- nostril
- nostril: [OE] Etymologically, a nostril is a ‘nosehole’. Its Old English ancestor was nosthyrl, a compound formed from nosu ‘nose’ and thyrl ‘hole’. This was a derivative of thurh ‘through’, and still survives as thirl, a dialectal word for ‘hole’.
=> nose, thrill, through - nostril (n.)
- Old English nosþyrl, nosðirl, literally "the hole of the nose," from nosu "nose" (see nose (n.)) + þyrel "hole" (see thrill (v.)).
双语例句
- 1. There was the same refinement of brow and nostril in both.
- 两人的额头和鼻梁同样细嫩.
来自辞典例句
- 2. The nose : beautifully formed otherwise, was very slightly pinched at the top of each nostril.
- 那鼻子若不是在两道鼻翼上略微凹下了些,便可以算得上漂亮.
来自英汉文学 - 双城记
- 3. On the paralyzed side the ear is pendulous, the eye partly closed, and the nostril immobilized.
- 在麻痹的一侧,耳下垂; 眼半闭, 鼻孔不运动.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The nose, beautifully formed otherwise was very slightly pinched at the top of one nostril.
- 那鼻子要不是有个鼻孔顶端稍微凹下, 是美丽的.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Dark night give me black eyes, but I welcome brightness with nostril.
- 不见不散:黑夜给了我黑色的眼睛, 我却用鼻孔迎接光明.
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