hyena

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 hī-ēʹnə

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
    — The udder of the hyena, tied on the left arm, enticed the affection of any desired woman.
  2. A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.
    — see Citations:hyena

词形变化

hyenas plural hyena plural hyenae plural hyaena alternative,dated hyæna alternative,dated hyen alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
hyaenid
衍生词
brown hyena cave hyena giant hyena hyena dog hyenalike hyenic hyenine hyenoid hyote laughing hyena laugh like a hyena running hyena spotted hyena striped hyena Hyaena hyaena werehyena
相关词
aardwolf

词源

From Middle English hiena, variant of hyene, from Old French hiene, from Medieval Latin hyēna, from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina). Displaced native Old English nihtgenġe (literally “night walker”).
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