chiton

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkaɪtn̩/|/ˈkaɪtɒn/    美 /ˈkaɪtn̩/|/ˈkaɪtɑn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece. historical
    — On the night of our first attempt, we simply overdrank and passed out in our chitons in the woods near Francis’s house.
  2. Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.
    — In the giant chiton, Cryptochiton, this girdle has expanded so as to completely cover the plates.

词形变化

chitons plural chitones plural khiton alternative chitons plural

词源

词源 1
From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”), from a Central Semitic *kittan, from the Akkadian 𒌆𒃰 (kitû, literally “flax, linen”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒃰 (kitû [GIŠ.GADA]).
词源 2
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From New Latin chiton. See above.
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