turtle

turtle

英 ['tɜːt(ə)l]
　　美 ['tɝtl]

n. 龜，甲魚；海龜
　　n. (Turtle)人名；(英)特特爾

中文詞源：

turtle 烏龜，鴿子，斑鳩

1.烏龜，改寫自法語 tortue,來自古法語 tortue,來自拉丁語 tortuca,烏龜，詞源同 tortoise.拼寫 可能受另一個詞 turtle 影響。 2.鴿子，斑鳩，來自古英語 turtle,異化自拉丁語 turtur,斑鳩，韻律重復擬聲構詞。

例句：

1. The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population.
這次原油泄漏可能會使波斯灣的海龜滅絕。

2. A turtle in a jar is certainly caught within the reach.
甕中之鱉,手到拿來.

3. The tug nearly turned turtle twice, but I managed to keep her upright.
拖船兩次都差點翻個兒，但我設法穩住瞭船身。

4. The turtle hibernates in a shallow burrow for six months of the year.
海龜一年在一個淺洞中冬眠六個月.

5. If you turn over a turtle on its back, it will become helpless.
假如你把海龜翻過來, 它就無能為力瞭.