merlin
英 ['m??l?n]
美
- n. 灰背隼
- n. (Merlin)人名；(意)梅林；(英、德)默林；(法)梅蘭
暢通詞匯
中文詞源
merlin 灰背隼
來自中古英語merlone,來自Proto-Germanic*smirilaz,鷹，隼，詞源同德語Schmerl.用于指歐洲的一種灰背隼。
英文詞源
- merlin (n.)
- small, strong European falcon, early 14c., from Anglo-French merilun, a shortened form of Old French esmerillon "merlin, small hawk" (12c., Modern French émerillon), from Frankish *smiril or some other Germanic source (compare Old High German smerlo, German Schmerl "merlin"). Spanish esmerejon, Italian smeriglio also are Germanic loan-words.
- Merlin
- sorcerer and soothsayer in Arthurian legends, from Old French form of Welsh Myrddhin, probably from Old Celtic *Mori-dunon, literally "of the sea-hill," from *mori "sea" (see mere (n.)) + dunom "hill" (see dune).
雙語例句
- 1. At Merlin's instigation, Arthur founds the Fellowship of the Round Table.
- 在梅林的建議下，亞瑟王創建了圓桌騎士團。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She was already a keen and experienced sailor, having crewed in both Merlin and Grayling.
- 在“默林”號和“格雷林”號上工作過以后，她已經是一名頭腦敏捷、經驗豐富的水手了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. King Arthur hid his treasures here and Merlin enchanted the cave so that nobody should ever find them.
- 亞瑟王將他的財寶藏在這里，墨林對洞穴施了魔法，這樣永遠不會有人找到那些財寶。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I'm Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.'
- 我是羅克沃爾.斯林格,這位是默林.格里夫斯. ”
來自新概念英語第二冊
- 5. Older legends say that Merlin raised the stones by magic.
- 更為古老的傳說稱墨林使用巫術堆起了那些巨石。
來自辭典例句