lion

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 lī'ən

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
    — Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.
  2. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.; A male lion, as opposed to a lioness, which is characterized by having a flowing shaggy mane and taking little part in hunting, which can be done cooperatively.
  3. Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion. broadly
  4. A Chinese foo dog.
  5. A person who shows attributes associated with the lion, such as strength, courage, or ferocity.
    — It was said of [Edward Plantaganet] that ‘he was a lion for pride and ferocity but a pard for inconstancy and changeableness, not keeping his word or promise but excusing himself with fair words’.
  6. A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
    — During this period, we were the lions of the neighbourhood; and, no doubt, strangers from the distant villages were taken to see the "Karhowrees" (white men), in the same way that countrymen, in a city, are gallanted to the Zoological Gardens.
  7. A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.
  8. An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings. historical
形容词 adj.
  1. Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion. not-comparable

词形变化

lions plural lion plural,rare lyon alternative,obsolete lyon alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
African lion African Lion Dog African Lion Hound American lion antlion ant lion aphid lion aphis lion Asian lion Asiatic lion Atlas lion Barbary lion beard the lion beard the lion in his den brave as a lion Cape lion cave lion Cotswold lion cowardly lion dandelion demilion Essex lion foo lion Galapagos sea lion golden lion tamarin guardian lion jaglion Japanese sea lion leopon liger liliger lion ant lionburger lion cub lion cut lion dance lion diet lion dog lionesque lioness lionet lionfish lion fish lionhead lionhead cichlid lionhead rabbit lionheart lionhearted lion-hearted lion-heartedly lionhood lion hunter lion in the way lionise lionize lionish lionism lionitis lionkeeper lionlike lionling lion lizard lionly lion mask Lion of Judah Lion of St Mark Lion of Venice lionproof Lionrock Lion Rock lion's ear lion's foot Lion's Head lionship lionskin lion's leaf lion's share lion's tail lion's tooth lion-tailed macaque lion tamarin lion tamer March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb marsupial lion merlion mountain lion Nemean lion northern lion Nubian lion red lion sea lion sea-lion she-lion snow lion Steller's sea lion steppe lion stone lion tigon toss to the lions twist the lion's tail werelion wormlion
相关词
Chameleon leo Leon Leonids leonine Lion's club Lion's sermon
并列词
cougar leopard panther puma tiger

词源

词源 1
From Middle English lyoun, lion, leon, borrowed from Old French lion, from Latin leō, (accusative: leōnem), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), of unclear origin. Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and Lyon. Displaced Old English lēo, from the same Latin source.
词源 2
From Middle English lyoun, lion, leon, borrowed from Old French lion, from Latin leō, (accusative: leōnem), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), of unclear origin. Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and Lyon. Displaced Old English lēo, from the same Latin source.
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