1817, from French bovin (14c.), from Late Latin bovinus, from Latin bos (genitive bovis) "ox, cow," from PIE *gwous- (see cow (n.)). Figurative sense of "inert and stupid" is from 1855.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. I'm depressed by the bovine enthusiasm of the crowd's response.
人群毫無(wú)熱情的遲鈍反應(yīng)使我感到很沮喪。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. He was a gentle, rather bovine man.
他是一位文雅而反應(yīng)遲鈍的人.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. Her bovine face gave no response.
她的無(wú)感情的臉上沒(méi)有絲毫反應(yīng).
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. Outside the bovine host, the organism can be readily cultured.
這種微生物在宿主牛體外, 容易被培養(yǎng).
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. A captive wildebeest calf was inoculated with virulent bovine blood.