1970, proprietary name of a rocket-propelled short-range guided missile, trademarked 1970 by Société Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale, from French exocet "flying fish" (16c.), from Latin exocoetus, from Greek exokoitos "sleeping fish, fish that sleeps upon the beach," from exo "outside" (see exo-) + koitos "bed."
雙語例句
1. Their most potent weapon was the Exocet missile.
飛魚導(dǎo)彈是他們最有攻擊力的武器。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I've recommended a preemptive Exocet Missile attack against his airforce.