haunch英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.

— But I had no time to pursue these reflections; for the gray horse came to the door, and made me a sign to follow him into the third room where I saw a very comely mare, together with a colt and foal, sitting on their haunches upon mats of straw, not unartfully made, and perfectly neat and clean.
The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food.

— Now these are the Laws of the Jungle, and many and mighty are they; / But the head and the hoof of the Law and the haunch and the hump is—Obey!
A squat vertical support structure.
A jerked underhand throw. dialectal

动词 v.

To provide with a haunch or supporting structure. transitive
To throw with an underhand movement. dialectal,transitive

词形变化

haunches plural haunce alternative haunse alternative hanch alternative hance alternative hanse alternative haunches present,singular,third-person haunching participle,present haunched participle,past haunched past haunce alternative haunse alternative hanch alternative hance alternative hanse alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

haunch bone haunch holder haunchless haunchy

词源

词源 1

From Middle English haunche, hanche, from Old French hanche, hance, anche (compare French hanche, Italian anca), from a Germanic source, probably Frankish *ankijā, from Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“joint; ankle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“joint; lith”). Cognate with Old High German ancha, encha, einka (“the leg; joint, bend”) (compare Old High German anchila, enchila (“ankle”), German Hanke (“haunch”), West Frisian hancke (“haunch”). More at ankle.

词源 2

From Middle English haunche, hanche, from Old French hanche, hance, anche (compare French hanche, Italian anca), from a Germanic source, probably Frankish *ankijā, from Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“joint; ankle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“joint; lith”). Cognate with Old High German ancha, encha, einka (“the leg; joint, bend”) (compare Old High German anchila, enchila (“ankle”), German Hanke (“haunch”), West Frisian hancke (“haunch”). More at ankle.