weasel英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.

— An old traditional prescription for provoking erotic inclinations ran as follows, The toe of the foot of a man, anointed with oil, or honey, or the ashes of a weasel.
A least weasel (Mustela nivalis).
Any of certain other species of the family Mustelidae.
A devious or sneaky person or animal. derogatory,informal

— Once you've gone beyond the scripted speeches, soundbites and cliches, you'll notice how the debate about leadership is primarily divided between the three governors and two senators, the other two weasels, Donald Trump and Ben Carson notwithstanding.
A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn; spinner's weasel. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder.

动词 v.

To achieve by clever or devious means. transitive

— Prisoners are notorious for weaseling day passes to get out of lockup […] .
To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means. reflexive,transitive

— He's weaseled himself into a position where he can influence the outcome of this election.
To engage in clever or devious behavior. intransitive

— Authority figures have a history of weaseling on this topic.

词形变化

weasels plural weazel alternative weazle alternative weasels present,singular,third-person weaseling US,participle,present weaselling UK,participle,present weaseled US,participle,past weaseled US,past weaselled UK,participle,past weaselled UK,past weazel alternative weazle alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

chalk-eating weasel honey weasel weasel clause weasel war dance weasel-faced weasel-like weasel cat weasel coot weasel duck weasel-headed armadillo weasel lemur weaselly weasely weasel spider weasel word wild weasel

词源

词源 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ
Proto-West Germanic *wisulā
Old English weosule
Middle English wēsele
English weasel
From Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.
The verb is from c. 1900, from the supposed cunningness of the weasel.

词源 2

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ
Proto-West Germanic *wisulā
Old English weosule
Middle English wēsele
English weasel
From Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.
The verb is from c. 1900, from the supposed cunningness of the weasel.