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leonine
英 ['liːənaɪn]美 ['liənaɪn]
adj. 獅子的,獅子般的
中文詞源
leonine 像獅子的
來自拉丁語leo,獅子,詞源同lion.
英語詞源
leonine (adj.)
"lion-like," late 14c., from Old French leonin
or directly from Latin leoninus "belonging to or resembling a lion," from leo (genitive leonis) "lion." Weekley thinks that Leonine verse (1650s), rhymed in the middle as well as the end of the line, probably is from the name of some medieval poet, perhaps Leo, Canon of St. Victor, Paris, 12c.權威例句
1. The love of a mother for her children is dominant, leonine, selfish and unselfish.
母親對子女的愛是出眾的, 強健的, 自私的,又是公正的.
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