英语单词

nostril是什么意思

nostril

英 ['nɒstr(ə)l] 美 ['nɑstrəl]
  • n. 鼻孔

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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.

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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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