mongrel

mongrel

英 ['mʌŋgr(ə)l]
　　美 ['mʌŋɡrəl]

n. 雜種；混血兒；雜種動物
　　adj. 雜種的；混血兒的

中文詞源：

mongrel 雜種狗

來自Proto-Germanic*mangjan,揉，捏，來自PIE*mag,揉，捏，詞源同make,mingle,among.-rel,貶義後綴，縮寫自-erel,小詞後綴。字面意思即捏在一起的，用於指雜種狗。

例句：

1. The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road.
那隻醜陋的雜種幼犬在馬路上到處亂跑。

2. The mongrel presented his muzzle for scratching.
那隻雜種狗張嘴要傷人。

3. The English word " television " is a mongrel because " tele " comes from Greek and " vision " from Latin.
英語 television 是個語源混雜的詞,因為 tele 來自希臘文,vision來自拉丁文.

4. " Nah, " my dad said,'she's just a mongrel bitch. "
“ 不行 ”,我爸說, “ 她不過是一條雜種母狗罷瞭 ”

5. Right, you're that little mongrel I fetch here sometimes.
哦,對瞭, 你就是那個小屁孩我見過你幾次.