gorilla

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/|/ɡɒˈɹɪl.ə/    美 /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates.
    — In three of these twenty gorillæ 14 ribs are present, and the additional rib in each of them is below. […] The conclusion that the usual place of commencement of the dorsal type in the gorilla is between the 12th and 13th dorsal vertebræ is founded on notes taken of this character in 13 of these gorillæ.
  2. A big and brutish man or a thug; a goon or ruffian.
    — "I'll do the old gorilla the justice to say that he is open-handed with money."
  3. A powerful person or organization; a heavyweight or behemoth. informal
    — The two industry gorillas — IBM and AT&T — will get together to decide who will provide different communications services, Biddle stated.
  4. 1000 pounds sterling or dollar. Australia,UK,slang

词形变化

gorillas plural golira alternative,Internet,humorous,slang

词汇关系

衍生词
800-pound gorilla 800-pound gorilla in the room buffarilla Chicagorilla eastern gorilla golira gorillagram gorilla in the room gorillalike gorilla pimp gorilla press gorilla salad Gorilla Sign Language gorilla suit gorilless gorillian gorillion gorilloid mountain gorilla sherilla weregorilla western gorilla
相关词
Godzilla Gorillai

词源

From Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai, “Gorillai (a tribe of hairy women)”), described by Hanno the Navigator, a Carthaginian navigator and possible visitor to the area that later became Sierra Leone; the Greek word is likely from Punic, and ultimately from an African language.
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