| 单词 | proboscis |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [prəu'bɔsis] |
| 解释 | n.(象)长鼻；(昆虫等)吸管 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.(象)长鼻(the trunk of an elephant)；(昆虫等)吸管(elonga ted or extensible snout of an invertebrate) 【记】 prob(探索)+oscis→ 探索之鼻, 象鼻 |
| 字源 | proboscis (n.) c.1600, "elephant's trunk," from Latin proboscis (Pliny), from Greek proboskis "elephant's trunk," literally "means for taking food," from pro "forward" (see pro-) + boskein "to nourish, feed," from boskesthai "graze, be fed," from stem *bot- (source of botane "grass, fodder;" see botanic). |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】prob 探索 + oscillate 摆动，能摆动的探索的东西，象鼻子对象来说是用来探索的 |
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