pachyderm

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpæk.ɪˌdɜː(ɹ)m/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir. obsolete
  2. An elephant. informal
    — And so it happened that before the elephant realized that his new enemy had leaped from his path Tarzan had driven his iron-shod spear from behind the massive shoulder straight into the fierce heart, and the colossal pachyderm had toppled to his death at the feet of the ape-man.
  3. A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say about them. figuratively
  4. Someone who is insensitive. figuratively

词形变化

pachyderms plural

词汇关系

衍生词
pachydermal pachydermic

词源

Borrowed from French pachyderme, equivalent to pachy- (“thick”) + -derm (“skin”).
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