tribble

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈtɹɪbl̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper.
  2. A fictional alien creature in Star Trek, a fast-breeding, cooing ball of fur.
    — Scales have proliferated like tribbles in quadra-triticale: just intonations, equal temperaments, scales based on overtones, scales generated from a single interval or pair of intervals, scales without octaves, scales arising from arcane mathematical formulas, scales that reflect cosmological or religious structures, scales that "come from the heart."

词形变化

tribbles plural treble alternative tribbles plural

词源

词源 1
Unknown. The Century Dictionary suggests possibly a corruption of cribble (“sieve”).
词源 2
Probably invented for alliteration with trouble; the creatures first appeared in an episode called "The Trouble with Tribbles".
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