camel

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkæml̩/    美 /ˈkæm(ə)l/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
    — Returne our Mules and emptie Camels backe, That we may trauell into Siria, […]
  2. Synonym of giraffe. South-Africa,obsolete
  3. A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown).
  4. A vessel or tank, typically paired, used to make an object more buoyant.
    — Near-synonym: pontoon
  5. A person of Middle Eastern origin. ethnic,slur
  6. A fairy chess piece that is moved three squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
    — The fers and camel can reach all the cells of one colour. The others are more restricted; the dummy cannot move at all, and the commuter can only move back and forth between two cells.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of a light brown color like that of a camel. not-comparable
    — […] try to select accessories that are in the same color family as your coat," says millinery designer Patricia Underwood. To pick up the weave of a brown tweed jacket, for instance, choose a camel hat and black gloves.

词形变化

camels plural camels plural

词汇关系

衍生词
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相关词
camelopard

词源

词源 1
From Middle English camel, through Old English camel and Old Northern French camel (Old French chamel, modern French chameau), from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic source, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *gamal-; compare Arabic جَمَل (jamal), Hebrew גמל (gamál), Aramaic ܓܡܠܐ (gamlā), Coptic ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (čamoul). As a marine device, from Dutch. As an ethnic slur, short for camelfucker, camel jockey, etc.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Afrikaans kameelbor.
English camel
Borrowed from Afrikaans kameel.
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