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Bed Lying Place Leger Lair N Legar Dutch

单词 lair
音标 [lɛə]
解释 n.野兽的巢穴;躲藏处
红宝书 【英】 n. 野兽的巢穴(resting place of a wild animal)
字源 lair (n.)
Old English leger "bed, couch, grave; act or place of lying down," from Proto-Germanic *legraz (cognates: Old Norse legr "grave," also "nuptials" ("a lying down"); Old Frisian leger "situation," Old Saxon legar "bed," Middle Dutch legher "act or place of lying down," Dutch leger "bed, camp," Old High German legar "bed, a lying down," German Lager "bed, lair, camp, storehouse," Gothic ligrs "place of lying"), from PIE *legh- "to lie, lay" (see lie (v.2)). Meaning "animal's den" is from early 15c.
不择手段背单词 n. (野生动物的)巢穴
【记】源于: lion狮子住的lair
趣味全助记 【记】源自lie 躺,lay,动物躺着的地方→巢穴;lie + air 野兽躺在露天有空气的巢穴

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