fawn

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /fɔːn/    美 /fɔn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A young deer.
    — The city recently carried out a deer census, determining there are 313 stags (males), 798 does (females) and 214 fawns (babies) in Nara Park.
  2. A servile cringe or bow. intransitive,rare
  3. A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
  4. Base flattery. intransitive
  5. The young of an animal; a whelp. obsolete
    — she [the tigress] rageth upon the shore and the sands, for the losse of her fawnes
动词 v.
  1. To give birth to a fawn. intransitive
  2. To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc. intransitive
  3. To exhibit affection toward someone. broadly,figuratively,intransitive
  4. To attempt to please someone. broadly,figuratively,intransitive
  5. To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour. broadly,derogatory,figuratively,intransitive
    — You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like hounds.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of the fawn colour. not-comparable

词形变化

fawns plural fawns present,singular,third-person fawning participle,present fawned participle,past fawned past fawns present,singular,third-person fawning participle,present fawned participle,past fawned past fawns plural

词汇关系

衍生词
fawn antechinus fawnish fawnlike fawnling Fawnlock fawn response fawnskin in fawn fawner fawn over outfawn overfawn

词源

词源 1
From Middle English fawne, fowne, foun, from Old French faon, foon, feon, from Vulgar Latin *fētōnem, from Latin fētus (“offspring, young”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”). Displaced native Old English hindċealf (literally “deer calf”). Doublet of fetus.
词源 2
From Middle English fawnen, from Old English fagnian, alternative form of fæġnian (“to celebrate”), whence Middle English fainen, English fain. Cognate with Old Norse fagna. See also fain.
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