moult英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.

— Some birds change colour during their winter moult.
The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.

动词 v.

To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one. intransitive
To shed in such a manner. transitive

词形变化

moults plural molt alternative,US moults present,singular,third-person moulting participle,present moulted participle,past moulted past molt alternative,US

词汇关系

衍生词

catastrophic moult postmoult premoult intermoult moulter unmoulted

词源

词源 1

From Middle English mouten, from Old English *mutian (cf. bemutian), from Latin mūtō, mūtāre. Doublet of mute and mutate. Un-etymological ⟨l⟩ was introduced into the spelling by mistakenly assuming a French origin with -l- (compare fault, vault and solder with correctly restored etymological ⟨l⟩).

词源 2

From Middle English mouten, from Old English *mutian (cf. bemutian), from Latin mūtō, mūtāre. Doublet of mute and mutate. Un-etymological ⟨l⟩ was introduced into the spelling by mistakenly assuming a French origin with -l- (compare fault, vault and solder with correctly restored etymological ⟨l⟩).